I see that there are several modules that boast the ability to rearrange how the form fields are laid out for a node content type. However, the documentation and tutorial information is not friendly to non-php drupal developers.
I am looking for a recommendation on which module to use and some actual documentation on how to do it.
v6.10 I have a content type with cck fields added. I want to arrange the fields to look like a nice screen, but I don't want to have to write code to do this. Is this possible, which module can actually do this?
-I have looked at content templates, but the documentation started talking about having to wrap functions around fields, with out much how to information.
-I have looked at Form Panel module, but the documentation only talks about what it can do, not how to do it. It also looks like you have to program everything? I cannot figure out how to do any of it.
-I briefly looked at the Panels module, but with v6, it looks like everything I do will have to be redone because there are not upgrade paths. It also seems like you have to do a bunch of coding again.
Any advise would be great.
-j
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I'm not aware of any module for this. Have you seen the Fine-tuning the UI by Theming Forms In Drupal 6.0 screencast? I had to watch it a couple of times, but it was well worth it.
11 heavens tutorial
You might also look at this tutorial on theming forms from 11 heavens. It uses the contact form as a demonstration, but the same principles apply.
Once you understand how to theme the forms (which took me a while to learn), you can basically do preprocess the form elements in your template.php files and then write custom templates for each form time, positioning each form element exactly where you want it in the markup.