[DUG-TO] A problem to contemplate

[Alex De Winne]

I'd probably approach it with CSS before altering html if all you need to do
is alter layout. 

If you need to alter the HTML, hook_form_alter function (
http://api.drupal.org/api/function/hook_form_alter/6) in template.php or in
a custom module would do it. Hook_form_alter function is pretty well
documented in the Pro Drupal Development book. If you don't have it I'd
recommend getting it. Otherwise, there's lots of posting on the drupal forum
on how to use it. It looks a bit daunting at first, but it's not too bad :)


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On 14/04/09 5:54 PM, "Evan Leibovitch" <evan at telly.org> wrote:

> Alex De Winne wrote:
>> In general, many of the "standard" form elements in a 'node add page'
>> visibility is dictated by the permissions granted to the user who is
>> creating the node. So I'd recommend you have a look at creating roles for
>> these types of users and then assigning only the permissions required for
>> them to do what they need to do on the site and see how many field elements
>> are left in the content types at that point.
>> 
>> To remove additional fields, I believe would require custom module coding
>> with overrides, but I could be wrong.
>>   
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Actually, I was so used to using the system in admin mode that I had to
> logout and log back in under a test user (with only "authenticated"
> privs) to see this in action. So I'm generally fine there.
> 
> Now... what about exploiting all of the unused real estate on the data
> entry screen?
> 
> Instead of
> 
> First Name: ______________
> 
> Middle:   _______________
> 
> Last Name: ________________
> 
> 
> I'd like to do
> 
> Name:
> First              Middle              Last
> _________        _____________    _____________
> 
> 
> 
> (This may not look good in fixed width font but I hope you understand
> what I mean.)
> I looked into doing custom tpl.php files but that seems to work for
> display only.
> 
> I think I can have the suffieient control I want over output using
> Views. It's the input forms I'd like some more control over.
> The module "form panel" claims to "Easily Rearrange Input Form Elements"
> and gives some examples of exactly what I'd like to do. But then
> "easily" becomes a relative term as the module seems to require both
> theme and programming modifications -- and it's documentation assumes
> the implementor knows the existing secret developers' handshakes.
> 
> Any other ideas or modules that might give similar results?
> 
> - Evan
> 
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