Hi Craig,

Could it be this that you are looking for. http://youtu.be/iTKb4k4UJqU?t=18m10s Per shows how you can set the Forms, to use your own view.

Hope this helps,

/Dennis

Thanks Dennis,

That's the video I mentioned that only gives you half the details. I sorted the other half out now:-

@inherits Umbraco.Web.Macros.PartialViewMacroPage

@if (Model.MacroParameters["FormGuid"] != null)
{
    var s = Model.MacroParameters["FormGuid"].ToString();
    var g = new Guid(s);
    var v = Model.MacroParameters["View"].ToString();

    Html.RenderAction("Render", "UmbracoForms", new {formId = g, mode = "form", view = v});
}

Which works once you add a macro parameter called "View" with a type of textbox.

Next problem is can we add new Fieldtypes?  I need to add placeholder text into a text box so have copied Fieldtypes/FieldType.Text.cshtml but don't know where to register the new one so it becomes a choice in the Form creation grids.  There will be another question after that, as I'll need a way of adding the text that is translatable. Dictionary item or some such ;)

Craig

Hi Craig,

For how to add a new fileld types, I think that you should have a look on this documentation https://our.umbraco.org/documentation/Products/UmbracoForms/Developer/Extending/Adding-a-Fieldtype and https://our.umbraco.org/documentation/Products/UmbracoForms/Developer/Extending/Adding-a-Type

Hope this helps,

/Dennis

Refs:
https://our.umbraco.org/documentation/Products/UmbracoForms/Developer/Custom-Markup
https://our.umbraco.org/documentation/Products/UmbracoForms/Developer/Extending/Adding-a-Fieldtype
https://our.umbraco.org/documentation/Products/UmbracoForms/Developer/Extending/Adding-a-Type ;

Looking into what has to be done to add a View, then add a FieldType, with all the additional trial and error required, I'm thinking this is far too complicated and time consuming just to get an email address captured in a simple, single input form, embedded in a site footer. I'll just use normal MVC for this.

Cheers,

Craig

Hi Dennis,

Sorry, I didn't see your post before I posted mine (don't know why). Thanks for your help.

Craig :)

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