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#132 Expanded Description

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Latest post by sulpher on Sunday, 20 October 2024 19:20 EEST

bizguy

To fit the client's requirements I added the following CSS to cause the Description field to wrap below the input field as it didn't in my template:

.uk-text-meta {
    display: inline-block;
}

The client has also asked that the Description length be increased to accommodate more information on how to complete the field. Could you indicate where this would be modified in the files (I am comfortable editing PHP to provide a quick fix) and possibly add this to your extension in the future so updates do not lose the modification.

Thanks.

sulpher
Hi Ed,
Could you, please, give more information about Description field? Do you mean Description of the contest or you did create a field called Description to let users filling it out during entry's submission?
Regards,
Eugene

bizguy

Hi Eugene,

I was referring to a Field's Description. The client is using NorrCompetition for Simple entries, and they want to be able to provide direction on how to complete things like multiple checkbox Fields in the form. The Field Description is limited in length. This is what I hope to expand.

b2z

Ed,

That's the limitation in the database table #__competition_fields for field description:

`description` varchar(255) NOT NULL

If you are familiar with the things like phpMyAdmin then you can try to change this field type from varchar(255) to text. This will allow to store more text in it.

It is a good idea to make it expanded in the component too, that's what we will do in the next version.

Kind regards,

Dmitrijs

bizguy

Thanks Dmitrijs!

I implemented the recommended field type change, and was able to expand the Description information. This combined with the above mentioned CSS change, has addressed their needs. 

A suggestion might be to allow safe HTML in those fields as well, so things like <br /> <ul> <li> could be included to provide formating for clarity.

Thanks for all your help here, I will provide a positive Jreview as well.

Ed

b2z

Ed,

Regarding HTML - we will think about it. As far as I remember Joomla Form allow HTML in fields description. Hope I am not wrong.

Kind regards,

Dmitrijs

b2z

Hi Ed!

I think I found a solution for you :)

Open administrator/components/com_competition/models/forms/field.xml and find this code (lines 89-96):

<field
    name="description"
    type="nc.fielddescription"
    rows="4"
    label="COM_COMPETITION_FIELD_CUSTOM_DESCRIPTION_LABEL"
    description="COM_COMPETITION_FIELD_CUSTOM_DESCRIPTION_DESC"
/>

Change to this code:

<field
    name="description"
    type="nc.fielddescription"
    rows="4"
    label="COM_COMPETITION_FIELD_CUSTOM_DESCRIPTION_LABEL"
    description="COM_COMPETITION_FIELD_CUSTOM_DESCRIPTION_DESC"
    filter="safehtml"
/>

Did it help?

Kind regards,

Dmitrijs

sulpher
Hi Ed,
Should we close this ticket as a resolved?
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