Question

You can hit a button to use a different form, while editing a topic that has a form attached, in a web that has multiple forms. That button has the word "Change" on it, and is well positioned to act as a mouse magnet.

Sometimes people think it means save, especially in certain contexts. I want to change the word change on the change button for the change form that is seen on the " change topic " page when users make a change to the status of changes recorded in my change management setup... that word has gotta go! In fact I'd be happy with no button at all, or a global hack to its text.

"Remove Table" would do nicely. What file can I make that... err... change in?

• TWiki version: Feb2003
• Perl version: 5.00x
• Web server & version: Apache
• Server OS: FreeBSD
• Web browser & version: Lynx
• Client OS: FreeBSD

-- SueBlake - 20 Jul 2003

Answer

OK, some hours later I've found RenderFormAsRegularTable which might help me out. It does point me to the file where all the hard stuff happens, and there's a patch that might make it easier to configure, still more to investigate.

Any worthwhile alternative strategies are welcome.

-- SueBlake - 20 Jul 2003

No guru wanted to step in, so... I looked around, in lib/TWiki/Form.pm=, around line 230, is code:

    my $chooseForm = "";                                                                                                   
    if( TWiki::Prefs::getPreferencesValue( "WEBFORMS", "$web" ) ) {                                                        
        $chooseForm = chooseFormButton( "Change" );                                                                        
    }                                                                                                                      

-- PeterMasiar - 24 Jul 2003