[Solar-talk] Checkbox and radio labels with Solar_View_Helper_Form

[Paul M Jones]

On Sep 5, 2006, at 11:16 AM, Rodrigo Moraes wrote:

> I'm trying to add a checkbox or radio label using  
> Solar_View_Helper_Form:
>
> echo $this->form()
>     ->checkbox(array(
>         'name'    => 'persist',
>         'value'   => '1',
>         'options' => array(0 => 1),
>         'label'   => $this->getTextRaw('LABEL_PERSIST'),
>         )
>     ->submit(array(
>         'name'    => 'submit',
>         'value'   => $this->getTextRaw('SUBMIT_LOGIN')
>     ))
>     ->fetch();
>
> The result is a duplicated label for the checkbox.

Ah crap, you're right.  That's partly because the checkbox helper  
(none of the form element helpers, really) know they're part of a  
form-group.  Radio buttons work in a similar fashion, but then you  
expect to have multiple options there.


> Perhaps it is
> necessary to separate the "checkbox-group" label from the checkbox
> label itself? I just need one checkbox, one single label. If it was a
> series of checkboxes, I guess a group label would be necessary, and
> then one label for each element.

Let me see what I can do about this.  Maybe add a special attrib or  
property for the checkbox helper called "nolabel" to suppress the  
checkbox label itself, that the form() helper can set when not in a  
group.


> I'm missing something probably,
> because the current behaviour makes checkboxes unusable with
> Solar_View_Helper_Form.

"Unusable" might be a bit strong, but certainly it doesn't look the  
way it should.  Sorry for the trouble.



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