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I just installed this component. and i am trying to customize the look so that the form elements are not just arranged in one line. I need to have groups of some elements on one horizontal line.I tried doing it by editing the html and it worked but I want to know if ChronoForms has this facility included i.e cutomize layout

Thanks for ur helpful reply.

Hi toeying,

The latest release has a multi-holder in the Form Wizard to do this - there's a very recent thread with a tutorial in it.

Bob

PS You can also hand edit the html to get any result that you need.

In version 3.1, I'd like to change the css to give the entry boxes a different background colour, and to reduce the vertical space between boxes. But I can only find the .html code. What is the name of the css, and how can I locate it if using a virtual server for development?

Hi TonyF,

The css is either in the chronoforms CSS folder or the themes folder (if you are using a theme). Or it may be in your site template.

Use a tool like FireBug with FireFox to pin down exactly what is styling an element.

Bob

Thanks GreyHead, I found it at <template name>/components/com_chronocontact/themes/default/css/style1.css.

Next problem is that Notepad++ won't function to edit it, but at least I've won half the battle. I'm going to try "save as", then edit, then again "save as" the address above.

Update; style1.css seems to be write-protected. I could achieve the end result I want by re-writing the HTML as a table in the Joomla backend, but then why would I need Chronoforms 3.1, which produces neat "div"-based HTML, at all? Especially as my overall aim is to develop a CSS-driven website.

So my request for the next version of Chronoforms would be for a "Form CSS" option in addition to "Form HTML" within the "Form code" tab currently in Forms Management. Is there an address I could send this feedback to?

Of course, this may only be an issue for people using virtual servers, but I'm sure I'm not the only one doing that.

Hi TonyF,

There's nothing protected or special about the ChronoForms css files - you are free to change them as much as you like; or substitute your own css. If the file is 'read-only' on your installation then you'll need to change the local permissions on your server, chmod 755 is usually good.

Please feel free to send Max a suggestion using the Contact form for the link at the top of the page.

Bob

Thanks GreyHead, I'll try that.

Having same issue with permissions. Everything on my server is 755 until I get down to this style1.css and then it's 644. Can't write on it/change it. Can't save another file with my changes and replace it. Can't even move it out of the folder.
Any ideas?

Hi webathome,

I'm nto sure why this should be - I've just checked my installation - which is 'out of the box' and I have no problem editing the file.

Does your server have mod_security or something similar installed? In that case the Joomla user may not be the owner of the file.

Bob

Hi webathome, Bob,

in RC5.1 there is a new nice way to override the styles using the style code box under the form code tab, this is easier and faster than editing the files!

Regards,
Max