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and3p
and3p

Reputation: 1024

OpenERP 7.0 xml tag <group> explained

As far as I know there was fundamental change of xml tag <group> between versions 6.x and 7.0. Could somebody explain or point to a resource where I could read how this tag behaves in OpenERP 7.0?

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Answers (1)

Adrian Merrall
Adrian Merrall

Reputation: 2499

I haven't seen a definitive doc although I vaguely remember reading something on Launchpad but I can't find it now. The developer docs have this:

Technically, the layout of forms version 7.0 is different than former versions. There is no longer a default “grid” layout; instead the layout is more based on HTML and CSS. The following conventions are now used:

The elements <form> and <page> no longer define groups; the elements inside are laid out inline. One should use explicit <div> or

to create blocks.

By default, the element <group> now defines two columns inside, unless an attribute col=”n” is used. The columns have the same width

(1/n th of the group’s width). Use a element to produce a column of fields.

The element <separator string=”XXX”/> on top of a group can be replaced putting string=”XXX” inside the <group> element.

The element <field name=”XXX”/> does not produce a label, except when they are directly below a <group> element. Use <label for=”XXX”/>

to produce the label of the field.

I have found sometimes I need to define a top level group inside the form and then use groups inside that with the regular col and colspan attributes. Possibly the best is to find a form that matches what you are trying to achieve and see how it does it.

There is also the new, annoying sheet attribute as well, I just don't understand this one (I mean I don't understand why, I know what it does).

Upvotes: 1

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