Re: Re: db_dataobject_formbuilder and checkbox
| From: | Justin Patrin | Date: | Sat, 08 Jan 2005 01:43:15 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: Re: db_dataobject_formbuilder and checkbox | ||
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On Thu, 06 Jan 2005 17:42:48 +0100, Arne Gellhaus
<arne.gellhaus@gellhaus.de> wrote:
> Markus Wolff wrote:
>
> > Actually, I don't see the value in adding yet another option for
> > boolean fields when this can easily be done with enum. I mean,
> > configuring an enum field to accept only "yes" or "no" is not that
> > hard, and you'd need similar configuration for a boolean field to
> > determine what values it should write into the database anyway (i.e.
> > 0/1 vs. 'Y'/'N' etc.).
>
> It is not about the fieldtype in the database but about the presentation
> to the user. A checkbox field is easier to handle and is the standard
> way to ask a user for yes/no descisions. I think a select field with
> only 2 entries is worthless and 2 radio buttons are harder to spot, so i
> prefer a checkbox.
>
I've added booleanFields to FormBuilder. Looks like it was 19 lines
net added to FormBuilder.php. ;-)
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Justin Patrin