Adjusting text field size

[milkman82]

Hello all,

I am new to SugarCRM and really love the software!

Server: Microsoft Server 2003
Sugar Suite: 4.5.1e
Web Server: IIS6
PHP: 5.2.3
MySQL: 5.0


I was editing my contact module in the studio. I added a new text area box which added fine. However, the box is too small to get a good view of the message written. I was wondering if there is a way to edit the text field size? Right now it is only about 23 characters wide. I would like it some where around 50 or 60 characters wide?

Thanks!


Mike

[aleksserbia]

Hi Mike,
i think this would help you,
go to modulename\vardefs.php ,you will find there a list for all fields in the module ,so find field and change or add an attribute 'len' => '50' ,
there is another thing, if you don't find your field here than go to custom\modulename\vardefs.php because sugar studio puts there all new custom fields, and edit 'len',
good luck
alex

[milkman82]

Hi Aleksserbia,


Thank you for the quick reply!

I found the module under module/contacts

However, the strange thing is, it's not listed the box I want to edit! I am for sure it's under contacts I double checked. The other problem is I tried editing the "len=>" on the address field to see if the box size would change. But nothing changed, I think that just edits the maximum text allowed. But not the size of the text box window


Mike

[aleksserbia]

hi mike,
i will check it out again about box, i think that you need t change type of box , i mean instead edit box you will need text area,it means you need to change type for your field ,
another thing , custom fields that you added to sugar are in
custom\modules\vardefs.php
i will post you again to solve box problem.
alex

[milkman82]

Hi Alex,

Ok, I check out the directory you told me, I am not finding any vardefs.php. If i goto custom/modules it looks more like custom/modules/contacts/language/en_us_language.php nothing really appears useful to edit in there. It's all mod_strings.

However, I started browsing around the custom directory and if you go custom/working/modules/contacts/editview.html

There is a area where you can edit the text box size which is what I am looking for misc_details I changed the values to rows="8" and col="60" But that still did not change the text box size for misc details when I logged into sugarcrm.

PLEASE let me know if you find anything else!

Thanks!

[milkman82]

Nevermind that was it. When I went back to sugarcrm and then admin - studio - edit module - contacts - edit layout - edit view

the box size was changed in there. I just click save and publish then went back to Contacts and add new the misc details box was much bigger now.

I thank you for your help. Could not have found that without you directing me to that area!