I realize this wont get a lot of attention right now do to work on 1.1, but I figured I would mention it now so I can get opinions before I start any actual work on the idea
The editable keyword in model fields as an administrative feature I feel should not be defined in the model, it is still fine for ModelForms. What I propose is a static_fields list, similar to search_fields in the Models Admin class. There would be one major diffrence between a static_field and how editable=False acts now and that is the ability to display the data in the admin UI. Right now a field with editable=False cannot be part of the admin fields list, which is rather anoying when you wish to see what the data is but dont want it to be editable via the admin UI. Any field (except FileFields) that is in the admin fieldset (weather set directly set or by introspecting the model) and in static_fields would render as a normal form field, but have the readonly attribute set. FileFields would just provide the link to the file with the target="_blank" attribute so the file could be downloaded or viewed but not modified. This will allow field data to be viewed but not modified and remove the only admin feature that remains in the Model definition. The only argument against this I can think of is that by relying on the readonly attribute of a form field it would be possible for someone to remove that attribute via a greasemonkey script or something similar, thus allowing the data to actually be modified. But if you think people you give administrative access to your site would do that then maybe you shouldn't give them administrative access, and it should be possible to ensure that when the form is submitted any field that is in the static_fields list is just ignored when saving the model. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django developers" group. To post to this group, send email to django-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-developers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
