Re: Position of label on checkbox inputs

OK, ok :)

So, use $form->label(), then... I'm sure you know this quite well.
It was a simple example to show a very simple solution...

On Nov 5, 5:35 am, grigri <j...@hendersonwebdesign.com> wrote:
> You can change the apparent (visible) position of the checkbox/label
> with good css-fu, so it doesn't really matter either way, imho.
>
> Like I said above, we could use a repository of css files for laying
> out cake forms in various ways.
>
> > You could use $form->checkbox();
> > or simply: This is my field: <?php echo $form->input('something',
> > array('label'=>false, 'type'=>'checkbox')); ?>
>
> That's a bad idea. The "label" ('This is my field') won't be a
> "proper" label and won't be associated with the checkbox through the
> dom. There is of course the "screenreader issue", but apart from that
> associating labels with checkboxes/radio buttons is good because
> clicking on the label also clicks on the checkbox, giving the user a
> larger target area.
>
> On Oct 31, 3:07 pm, Jacek Ziółkowski <f...@ansi.pl> wrote:
>
> > Yeah, that's a correct assumption when using checkboxes in separate
> > rows. I got the same issue, because my project uses several checkboxes
> > in a single line - it makes confusion, i.e.
> > [X] C [X] M [_] Y [_] K
>
> > looks dumb and nonsensical.
> > I was thinking of extending the $form->checkbox helper with an option to
> > alter this, but the method posted by teknoid is much much better due to
> > its readability and complete lack of coding needed.
>
> > "My field:" $form->checkbox(...) with label set to false works best.
>
> > grigri pisze:
>
> > > It is common practice to have labels for most form elements before
> > > (above or to the left of) the element itself, except for radio buttons
> > > and checkboxes, where the norm is for the label to be on the right.
>
> > > [x] Bacon
> > > [x] Eggs
> > > [x] Sausages
>
> > > easier to read than
>
> > > Bacon [x]
> > > Eggs [x]
> > > Sausages [x]
>
> > > I've never had a problem styling forms with the standard form helper
> > > methods.
>
> > > (On an unrelated note, are there any collections of CSS files for
> > > cakephp forms? Might be a handy resource to create one. The bakery
> > > style is ok, but a drop-in solution for columnar forms that work
> > > directly with the form helper would be cool. A sort of "CSS Cake
> > > Garden" if you will.)
>
> > > hth
> > > grigri
>
> > > On Oct 31, 9:52 am, Tom Singer <tomsin...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > >> Hi,
>
> > >> Is there a reason $out is appended to the end in form->input when
> > >> $type is set to checkbox? This behaviour is different to all the other
> > >> types which place label before the input and is causing me issues with
> > >> my layout. I can fix this by moving the out variable between $before
> > >> and the checkbox but i don't want to do this if $out is at the end by
> > >> design and this will break something. I have had no issues so far but
> > >> this may break somethign i have not come across yet.
>
> > >> I am using version 1.2.0.7296 RC2
>
> > >> Thanks,
>
> > >> Tom
>
> > >> tom@bender:~/jobzone$ git diff cake/libs/view/helpers/form.php
> > >> diff --git a/cake/libs/view/helpers/form.php b/cake/libs/view/helpers/
> > >> form.php
> > >> index 33639b2..35d06c6 100644
> > >> --- a/cake/libs/view/helpers/form.php
> > >> +++ b/cake/libs/view/helpers/form.php
> > >> @@ -735,7 +735,7 @@ class FormHelper extends AppHelper {
> > >>                                 unset($divOptions);
> > >>                         break;
> > >>                         case 'checkbox':
> > >> -                               $out = $before . $this->checkbox($fieldName, $options) . $between . $out;
>
> > >> +                               $out = $before . $out . $this->checkbox($fieldName, $options) . $between;
>
> > >>                         break;
> > >>                         case 'radio':
> > >>                                 $out = $before . $out . $this-
>
> > >>> radio($fieldName, $radioOptions, $options) . $between;
>
>
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