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Support => General => Topic started by: ROUBOS on June 10, 2011, 10:48:07

Title: Which forms to use?
Post by: ROUBOS on June 10, 2011, 10:48:07

Hi,
I was wondering if people have tried both akaForms and eForms. Which one do they recomment?
I need to create a simple Reservations form and place it somewhere on my page, like a module position.

Which is simplier? Found some info on eForms in the elxis wiki, and reading it now. Have not found anything to help me with akaForms.

Title: Re: Which forms to use?
Post by: webgift on June 10, 2011, 11:34:39

I have used eForms bot. You must write XML code ... However It's not so difficult  as it might seem.

Title: Re: Which forms to use?
Post by: ROUBOS on June 10, 2011, 11:47:51

no it shouldn't be a problem to write the xml code. there is an example and all. But will I be able to place the form in a module like position? To be visible at all times?

Title: Re: Which forms to use?
Post by: webgift on June 10, 2011, 13:35:45

I think that you can use : Content Item Module (http://www.elxis-downloads.com/downloads/content/215.html) for that purpose.!

Title: Re: Which forms to use?
Post by: ROUBOS on June 10, 2011, 13:48:47

thanks,
that would do it

Title: Re: Which forms to use?
Post by: webgift on June 10, 2011, 14:13:57

You are welcome, ROUBOS!

Title: Re: Which forms to use?
Post by: ROUBOS on June 10, 2011, 14:28:08

works nice ;)

Title: Re: Which forms to use?
Post by: ROUBOS on June 10, 2011, 14:36:47

hmmm
Once I submit, it shows the notification on both the module position (right div of page) and the mainbody, as a result I get duplicated email

and how do we setup the div to apply a nice border and background color to the form items?
 
making changes on eforms.css but they don't show

Title: Re: Which forms to use?
Post by: ROUBOS on June 16, 2011, 17:39:49

OK I just put eforms on an autonomous page and all is fine.

Is there a time field on eforms?

Title: Re: Which forms to use?
Post by: wbread on June 16, 2011, 17:46:56

<item type="date" label="\\======\\" required="1" description=""></item>

Title: Re: Which forms to use?
Post by: ROUBOS on June 16, 2011, 19:12:31

does this add the time to the date field?

Title: Re: Which forms to use?
Post by: wbread on June 16, 2011, 19:19:40

result
(http://img833.imageshack.us/img833/4360/bisarruscreencapture201.jpg)

Title: Re: Which forms to use?
Post by: ROUBOS on June 16, 2011, 19:37:49

I've used it and it adds a date selection, but not the time. Is there one for the time?

Title: Re: Which forms to use?
Post by: wbread on June 16, 2011, 19:59:10

for what purposes should the time?
it can be replaced by another object.
if you need the time to send mail, it is easier to insert in the letter itself

Title: Re: Which forms to use?
Post by: ROUBOS on June 16, 2011, 20:22:51

Well I've created a reservation form for a car rental site. So the pickup time a car at the airport would be nice to have

Title: Re: Which forms to use?
Post by: wbread on June 16, 2011, 20:32:48

use  type="select" <option>14:00</option> and so on

Title: Re: Which forms to use?
Post by: ROUBOS on June 17, 2011, 00:32:40

ok, so I'll make my own select type... thanks