Divide checkbox list into 2 columns?

[brad-t]

A bit embarrassing to ask, it seems like it should be very simple, but I'm having a hard time to get it to work without blank lines etc. Any advice?

[ZiNgA BuRgA]

Would you be able to give more detail?
Methinks a simple <table> would do the job...

EDIT: I was wondering why you posted this in the XThreads forum - do you mean the checkbox thread field type?  Unfortunately, it's slightly tricky - you've got to hide the input field and then put the HTML into the template.

[brad-t]

Yes I do mean checkbox field type. I thought I could do it in the list since it says it accepts HTML input. Any tips?

[ZiNgA BuRgA]

Unfortunately, you're going to need template edits for that.  Set Hide Input Field to yes and construct the appropriate table rows into your newthread and editpost_first templates. (prefix appropriately if you're using a template prefix)
Very vague HTML structure:

HTML Code

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<tr> <td><strong>My Checkbox Field</strong></td> <td> <table> <tr> <td><label><input type="checkbox" name="xthreads_my_checkbox_field1" value="1" /> Checkbox 1</label></td> <td><label><input type="checkbox" name="xthreads_my_checkbox_field2" value="1" /> Checkbox 2</label></td> </tr> <tr> <td><label><input type="checkbox" name="xthreads_my_checkbox_field3" value="1" /> Checkbox 3</label></td> <td><label><input type="checkbox" name="xthreads_my_checkbox_field4" value="1" /> Checkbox 4</label></td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr>

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The HTML in the values list is probably a bit different to what you want.  It allows you to have something like:

Code:

Item 1 Item 2 <i>(rare item)</i>

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...and thus not meant to change structure.

Hope that helps.

[brad-t]

Thanks!

How do I connect it to custom thread fields though? I'm likely missing something obvious, but don't I have to use tfinput or something?

[ZiNgA BuRgA]

You just have to ensure the name/value of the fields is appropriate.

For example, if the key is my_field and values are:

Code:

Option 1 Option 2 Option 3

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All checkboxes should have a name of xthreads_my_field[] and values as shown above, such as

HTML Code

<input type="checkbox" name="xthreads_my_field[]" value="Option 1" /> <input type="checkbox" name="xthreads_my_field[]" value="Option 2" /> <input type="checkbox" name="xthreads_my_field[]" value="Option 3" />

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I just noticed an issue though: it won't show whether they're checked or not. :/


If you don't mind code edits and want to change the underlying HTML, it's in inc/xthreads/xt_updatehooks.php:

PHP Code:

if(xthreads_empty($val) && $tf['editable'] != XTHREADS_EDITABLE_REQ) $tfinput[$k] .= '<label style="display: block; font-style: italic;"><input'.$tfname.' type="'.$tftype.'" class="'.$tftype.'" value=""'.$checked.$tabindex.' />'.$lang->xthreads_val_blank.'</label>'; else $tfinput[$k] .= '<label style="display: block;"><input'.$tfname.' type="'.$tftype.'" class="'.$tftype.'" value="'.$val.'"'.$checked.$tabindex.' />'.unhtmlentities($val).'</label>';

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First instance is just for the "blank value".  Note that it affects both checkboxes and optionbutton inputs.
I'll consider exporting this to a template in a future version.

[brad-t]

Thanks for your help!