[Seaside] list of textarea problems with updating

[Tim Rowledge]

Evenin'all.

I'm trying to create a page for editing my multiple choice questions.
It's ok so far _except_ that I can't find a way to deal with having an
arbitrary (though small) number of textareas (I'd probably accept <input
type="text"> if it really makes a difference) for editing the choices.

Using a perfectly ordinary repeat I can of course create the right
number of textareas and give them the right contents, but I can't find
a way to handle the updating and altering of the strings. I'm using a

<ol>
<li sea:id="each/choices"> <textarea sea:id="editOption"></textarea>
</ol>

...sort of arrangement. #editOption is implemented to return locals at:
#each and the textareas get the proper strings. Unfortunately, I have to
implement editOption: somehow and I don't seem to get a suitable bunch
of information to be able to do it. Obviously, I get back the edited
string, but no way to tell which one it should replace!

I've tried quite a few things so far with little result. I though at
first that the action attached to my 'accept the edit' button would be
done first so I could simply nil out the previous list of choices and
have #editOption: just build a new one. Bzzzzzzt. #editOption: is dealt
with before it gets anywhere near #acceptEdit. I tried adding the button
at the top of the form to force the order - no luck. Nor with a hidden
input at the top.

All plausible ideas welcomed!

tim

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Tim Rowledge, tim@sumeru.stanford.edu, http://sumeru.stanford.edu/tim
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