By pmansfield on

I don't know if I'm just not 'getting it', but I'm really struggling with CCK. I've installed it alongside the Views module, with the aim of creating an easy to update page that lists what will be served in the staff canteen for the coming week.

I thought I could create a new content type, and add a new field that would have multiple values (limited to 5 - one for each day of the week). Into this field I could enter the name of the meal to be served. However, when I create content and choose my newly created content type, the fields I have created don't show up.

I've watched several videos, and they all show the same steps that I am following, but I just can't get it to work.

I'm new to Drupal, so it is likely to be down to my inexperience with the system, but if I can't get something that's supposed to be simple working, I think I might struggle further down the line.

Any advice on where I might be going wrong would be greatly appreciated!

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Blueeeeie commented

Did you set the permissions for your users to be able to access the fields?

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pmansfield commented

OK, problem solved. Thanks :)

Why don't Administrators get automatic rights to that stuff?

Now I can see the fields and I can fill them in, but IE7 chops off the text input boxes. I only get to see as much of the text input boxes as the text label is long (if that makes sense). Imagine the reply form here is my CCK. The heading 'Subject' is above the textbox, but the textbox get cut off just after it reaches level with the end of 'Subject'.

The Title input is correctly formed and spans the width of the page. They render correctly in Firefox though.