Ok this weekend, I coded up a new module and am ready to release/ commit it. I evaluated "help tips" and "form filter" but they seemed to be going in different directions, so I think I'm ready to commit a new module. Currently, this module is named formeditor, but before I commit, I thought I'd get some input on what to call it. The new module has the following functionality: * Adds header and footer markup fields to each form for providing additional docs. * Lets site administrator alter the text in any "#title", "#description" field on a form. * Lets site admins alter the '#value' attribute of any markup field on a form. Other ideas for names? Requests to merge this with another project (see aggregator discussion) :). Thanks, Dave On Apr 26, 2007, at 3:18 PM, David Metzler wrote:
After about the tenth time one of my business persons asked me to modify the description associated with one of my modules form fields, I got to thinking that I might want to leverage form_alter to modify the titles, descriptions and add links to the help documentation for all modules.
The strategy I was thinking of is to have hook_form_alter modify the fields based on help data stored in the database. If the user had privileges, they would see links to modify each field displayed on the form in a "wiki" like way.
I'm emailing the dev list to ask.
1. Is this a good idea or a bad one given future forms/ internationalization directions?
2. Is someone else working on a similar issue in a different (or same) direction?
About to try and code a prototype.....
Dave