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ChronoForms 3.1 for Joomla! site Cookbook

By : Bob Janes
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ChronoForms 3.1 for Joomla! site Cookbook

By: Bob Janes

Overview of this book

Joomla! is a fantastic way to create a dynamic CMS. Now you want to go to the next step and interact with your users. Forms are the way you ask questions and get replies. ChronoForms is the extension that lets you do that and this book tells you how. From building your first form to creating rich form based applications we will cover the features that ChronoForms offers you in a clear hands-on way. Drawing on three years daily experience using ChronoForms and supporting users there is valuable help for new users and experienced developers alike. We will take you through form development step by step: from creating your first form using ChronoForms’ built-in drag-and-drop tool; validating user input; emailing the results; saving data in the database, showing the form in your Joomla! site and much more.Each chapter addresses a topic like ‘validation’ or ‘email’ and the recipes in the chapter each address a different user question from the beginners’ question ‘How do I set up an email?’ through to more advanced questions like using some PHP to create a custom email Subject line.Over eight chapters and eighty recipes we cover all of the ‘Frequently Asked Questions’ that new users and developers have about using ChronoForms. The recipe structure allows you to pick and choose just the solution that you need.
Table of Contents (17 chapters)
ChronoForms 3.1 for Joomla! Site Cookbook
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewer
Preface

Switching styles with "Transform Form"


The ChronoForms default styling doesn't always suit. So, ChronoForms provides a basic form theming capability. There are only two themes provided — "default" and "theme1".

Getting ready

We're using the same form as in the previous recipe.

How to do it...

  1. 1. In the Forms Manager, check the box next to your form name and then click the Transform Form icon in the toolbar.

    You will see a warning that using Transform Form will overwrite any manual changes to the Form HTML and two form images — one for the "default" theme and one for "theme1".

    There's a radio button under each theme, and Preview and Transform & Save buttons at the bottom left.

    The Preview button allows you to see your form with the theme applied. This will not overwrite manual changes; Transform & Save will!

    Note

    Warning: Using Transform & Save will recreate the Form HTML from the version that ChronoForms has saved in the database table. Any manual changes that you have made to the...