[html-formfu] How to override standard message, 'This field is required'?

[Daisuke Maki]

May I suggest <plug>Data::Localize</plug>?

I wrote it specifically cause debugging Locale::Maketext and its odd 
get_handle stuff was impossible to debug.

--d

Carl Franks wrote:
> 2009/3/25 Gordon Yeong <anexiole at gmail.com>:
>> Hi,
>>
>>    Been using html::formfu for abit. Love the validation and configurability
>> behind it:)
>>
>> got a very interesting question: How to override standard message, 'This
>> field is required'?
>>
>> This is the message the comes up when you hit "submit" with an incomplete
>> form.
>> Those fields that are required which are left blank will have this message,
>> 'This field is required' displayed.
> 
> You can also create your own I18N class to override the default
> messages, so you don't need to put them in your form config.
> 
> The Localize stuff doesn't seem to be very well tested, though - and I
> can't find a way to set it up from a config file, other than
> 'localize_class', which will mean you have to define *all* messages in
> your own class, as you'll lose the default FormFu messages.
> 
> I'm not sure why add_localize_object() adds the object to the end of
> an array - this means you can't override default FormFu messages, you
> can only supplement them.
> I'd suggest we change this, to add it to the start of the array.
> 
> I'd also suggest we add a add_localize_class(), so it can be called
> from a config file, such as:
>     add_localize_class: 'MyApp::I18N'
> 
> Has anyone been using the I18N methods, and want to chip in?
> 
> I'm also not sure why add_localize_object() expects an object for a
> specific language, where_as 'localize_class' correctly expects the
> base-class, and sets it up with $form->languages()
> Barely any of this is currently tested, so I'd be quite happy to break
> that if it would improve its usability.
> 
> Carl
> 
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