WhooHoo! Keeping the same SQLFORM in the controller and then just using form.custom (see http://web2py.com/books/default/chapter/29/7?search=form.custom) for my non-checkbox elements and then simply building the desired grid with check boxes myself in the HTML works beautifully. Just have to make sure that the input fields (check box elements) you create yourself use the same name as SQLFORM expects and form processing works as usual. (You loose the ability to preserve which items were selected if there is a form error, but for me that's minor and you could probably work around that if needed).
On Friday, May 11, 2012 7:53:51 PM UTC-5, Brian M wrote: > > Thanks Bruno! > > So it looks like building the form myself in HTML is probably the way to > go then. Would be nice to be able to have web2py do the form validation, > but I'll survive. I'm thinking that I might be able to mix and match - use > form.custom to start the form and show some widgets for some other fields > and then build the check boxes manually as long as I use the same field > naming conventions. > > On Friday, May 11, 2012 5:20:58 PM UTC-5, rochacbruno wrote: >> >> A working example on plugin BadMin https://github.com/rochacbruno/badmin >> >> On Fri, May 11, 2012 at 7:13 PM, Brian M wrote: >> >>> How can I create a table/grid with a checkbox in front of each row so >>> that multiple records can be selected for update/delete? Something like >>> your standard webmail inbox - check off a series of messages and then you >>> can do something with them. I've got a version working with >>> SQLFORM.factory and a field that uses >>> widget=SQLFORM.widgets.checkboxes.widget but it isn't anywhere near as >>> polished of a look as I would like (my checkbox labels end up being >>> rediculously long and really should be separate columns). Is there a nifty >>> web2py way of doing this or do I just need to create the form/checkboxes >>> myself in the view and leave behind the web2py form validation? >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Brian >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> Bruno Rocha >> [http://rochacbruno.com.br] >> >>
