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[Em Le Hong <em.hispvietnam@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Laura,

You have to use css to resize the input fields in custom form.
Put below css to your form:

input {
    width: 10em !important;
}

For simple text editor, I recommend you can use Adobe Dreamweaver.


On Tue, May 2, 2017 at 9:58 AM, Laura E. Lincks <
laura.lincks@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Version:
> ​ ​
> 2.25
> Build revision:
> ​ ​
> b6a6568
>
> I've been having a recurring problem when designing simple table for a
> customized form. In order to minimize the column width in a simple table,
> in design mode, I changed the Text Field Properties' Character Width in
> every cell in the grid's column.  The column width was minimized as
> intended. The HTML code read "name="entryfield" size="4"" as intended. The
> form was saved. But when I opened the data set's customized form again, the
> cell widths reverted back to the wider default width.
>
> If I make the changes in HTML external to DHIS and paste it into the form
> designer again, it looks like the changes work as intended but they don't
> actually save. The columns revert back to the wider width when re-opening
> the form.
>
> Any ideas why this happens?
>
> Also does anyone have suggestions on a simple HTML editor to use to make
> forms more robust without needing CSS skills (something easy/user
> friendly/free-ish)?
>
> Thanks.
>
> *Laura E. Lincks*
> Database Manager/Developer
> ICAP - Columbia University
> Mailman School of Public Health
> 60 Haven Ave, Floor B1
> New York, NY 10032
> Tel: 212 304 7132
>
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