--- forms.module.orig   2007-05-11 06:40:53.000000000 -0700
+++ forms.module        2007-05-11 06:48:31.000000000 -0700
@@ -225,6 +225,12 @@ function forms_get_field($field, $value 
   forms_invoke_formapi($field, 'view');
   $func = 'form_' . $field->type;
   switch ($field->type) {
+    case 'html':
+      $real_field = array(
+        '#type' => 'item',
+        '#value' => $field->explanation
+      );
+      break;
     case 'radios':
       $real_field = array(
         '#type' => 'radios',
@@ -360,7 +366,7 @@ function _forms_options($options) {
 }

 function _forms_get_field_types($exclude = NULL) {
-  $types = array('textfield', 'password', 'textarea', 'radios', 'select', 'checkbox', 'file', 'checkboxes');
+  $types = array('html', 'textfield', 'password', 'textarea', 'radios', 'select', 'checkbox', 'file', 'checkboxes');

   if (is_array($exclude)) {
     foreach ($exclude as $type) {