Dear All,
Correct me if I am wrong, but it does not appear that the <wd:help/> tag of the <wd:widget/> is supported by the 'woody-field-styling.xsl', except for when it is used inside a <wd:group/>.
Would anyone object to me adding this?
Certainly not! Do it, do it ;-)
I was thinking of adding handling for this to the 'woody-field-common' template, by adding a '?' that is linked to a javascript alert containing the text of the <wd:help/>, that sits just after the field, like the required '*".
Alternatively, it could be done with a <div> popup.
I would prefer this solution which would allow for markup in help, and the CalendarPopup.js in Woody [1] already contains a library for this to build the popups [2].
Having a "?" IMO makes the page look "heavier", and I was thinking of placing a "help mode switch" in the pages. This switch (analogous to the one that appears in the title bar of some dialog on Windows) would change the mouse cursor to a "?" and display the associated help (if any) associated to clicked elements. How hard would this be to do?
[1] http://www.mattkruse.com/javascript/calendarpopup/ [2] http://www.mattkruse.com/javascript/popupwindow/
WDYT?
regards Jeremy
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