I have been playing with this action for a bit. It works currently for me to get the email address when the page is selected for the action, however it won’t include the html text field for the “comments” table row in the email I receive. Is there a way to make it work?
The html text fields are layered on top of the form table, otherwise it x’s out the table. Is that the correct way to do it, or is there a way to insert the fields directly into the table cells?
Hi Waylen,
All of the form elements you want submitted back using the action need
to be on the same layer, or better yet, not on a layer at all. The
action wraps the form items in the form tags and currently is missing
the floating text field. If you insert the field in the table with the
other form items then you should see the comments data included in the
feedback.
Regards,
Tim.
On 30 Nov 2008, at 18:42, Waylen wrote:
I have been playing with this action for a bit. It works currently
for me to get the email address when the page is selected for the
action, however it won’t include the html text field for the
“comments” table row in the email I receive. Is there a way to make
it work?
The html text fields are layered on top of the form table, otherwise
it x’s out the table. Is that the correct way to do it, or is there
a way to insert the fields directly into the table cells?
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Waylen - a simple thought, in addition to Tim’s response. iIf you are
worried about the extra space needed for comments and you are using a
multiple column table, don’t forget you can merge cells or re-size
them individually (select cell(s) then Item > Table… in menu bar) to
balance the layout within a ‘grid’ format.
Colin
The html text fields are layered on top of the form table,
otherwise it x’s out the table.
All of the form elements you want submitted back using the action need
to be on the same layer, or better yet, not on a layer at all. The
action wraps the form items in the form tags and currently is missing
the floating text field. If you insert the field in the table with the
other form items then you should see the comments data included in the
feedback.
How can you put the html elements on the same layer? It seems when I put the html text box & html area over the cels they should be in it x’s out the html box if I don’t choose the layer option. Is there maybe a way to insert the html fields into the table so they are on the same layer and don’t cause a problem. Thanks.
You simply double-click inside the table cell so you see a flashing
text cursor, and then use either Insert / [Your Form Element Here] or
if you may cut and paste the form element in. Just get a text cursor
in the cell first, and then your form element will just work.
Walter
On Dec 1, 2008, at 10:21 AM, Waylen wrote:
All of the form elements you want submitted back using the action
need
to be on the same layer, or better yet, not on a layer at all. The
action wraps the form items in the form tags and currently is
missing
the floating text field. If you insert the field in the table with
the
other form items then you should see the comments data included in
the
feedback.
How can you put the html elements on the same layer? It seems when I
put the html text box & html area over the cels they should be in it
x’s out the html box if I don’t choose the layer option. Is there
maybe a way to insert the html fields into the table so they are on
the same layer and don’t cause a problem. Thanks.
Geez, you’d think English was my third or fourth language…
On Dec 1, 2008, at 10:28 AM, Walter Lee Davis wrote:
or if you may cut and paste the form element in. Just get a text
cursor in the cell first, and then your form element will just work.
You may use cut and paste to get the fields into the table cells, or
you may use the main menu and create the form fields anew.
The trick is to have a flashing text cursor, then insert the form
element by either of these methods. An inline form element will have
all of the same properties as one you drew “free-hand” on the page,
except that it will be much easier to control in your layout or the
back-end code.
Even though Tables get a bad name in modern CSS design, there are a
few places where they make actual sense to use. This is one of them,
because it allows you to combine the labels and the form fields
together in a semantic structure that screen readers can appreciate.
Another technique for this purpose is to use an unordered list and
styled labels, but that’s harder to pull off in Freeway.
Or…another way no one has mentioned is simply to group all you form items. That puts them on a single layer automatically. I would first get rid of the table as it is serving no purpose at the moment since the form items are not part of it.
Okay I’m feeling a bit baffled now. I was able to insert the 2 html fields and the submit buttons into the table, each item in its own table row. I applied php form action to the table, uploaded it and gave it a spin. I get emailed back to me item1: comments i put in second field, but no email address. I also tried it using the the action on the page instead as well as the form items all together grouped instead of in the table, still no luck. Any ideas of where to go from here to capture both email & comments?
Did you name your email field correctly - email 3rd tab along in the inspector - Name:
And do you have a field called - name
If so then the email you receive should be from ‘whatever was in the name field’ when the form was submitted and the email address listed in the body of the message along with the other fields that you have (give them proper names)
Have you a link to your form online so we can look at it?
