Built in Form (Not third party)

**John Young** · 15 October 2016, 07:51 PM

Would love a built in native Xara form instead of using other peoples widgets

**gwpriester** · 15 October 2016, 11:06 PM

+1. I do think Xara's philosophy for things like widgets where there are some really good solutions already available, is to avoid reinventing the wheel.

**John Young** · 16 October 2016, 09:20 AM

Originally Posted by gwpriester

+1. I do think Xara's philosophy for things like widgets where there are some really good solutions already available, is to avoid reinventing the wheel.

Yeah agreed but a built in form would be much better to implement than using 3rd part but of course more load for Xara if they use their own servers to process the form

**Scotty** · 16 October 2016, 05:05 PM

Hi,
If you do a search for forms you can get some scripts that are customizeable and can be
added to the Xara design in a placeholder...some are js sripts some php that require php modules installed
I have one somewhere if I find it I will post it
Jim

**John Young** · 17 October 2016, 08:15 PM

Originally Posted by Scotty

Hi,
If you do a search for forms you can get some scripts that are customizeable and can be
added to the Xara design in a placeholder...some are js sripts some php that require php modules installed
I have one somewhere if I find it I will post it
Jim

Thanks but you still need to set up a way to get the results of the form. When I used Serif WebPlus they hosted the form themselves and processed and sent you the data to an email address with no limits on data.

**hoja** · 17 October 2016, 08:32 PM

The problem with the way Xara handles hosted data is that you'll lose editing access, as soon as you
let the contract run out – as also the case with the inbuilt Photo-Slideshow Widget. While I dislike those
3rd party services for forms, Xara's approach ain't nice either.

**jasonsmarquette** · 07 November 2016, 04:13 PM

Hi Gary,

I've seen you in a couple of conversations regarding this topic. I've tried 3 of the widgets Xara recommends and in all 3 cases, I am unable to see my full form. Any advice?

**Acorn** · 07 November 2016, 05:27 PM

Originally Posted by jasonsmarquette

Hi Gary,
I've seen you in a couple of conversations regarding this topic. I've tried 3 of the widgets Xara recommends and in all 3 cases, I am unable to see my full form. Any advice?

Resize the Widget area,
Acorn

**jasonsmarquette** · 08 November 2016, 06:54 PM

Originally Posted by Acorn

Resize the Widget area,
Acorn

I've tried. It just makes the text blocks I can see spread out more. Doesn't show me more of the form.

**Acorn** · 08 November 2016, 07:39 PM

Originally Posted by jasonsmarquette

I've tried. It just makes the text blocks I can see spread out more. Doesn't show me more of the form.

In web Properties > Placeholder, tick the re-generate checkbox and click Apply, then resize.

Xara has a design mode that will now show changes when resized. When you preview the fuller form will also show.

Acorn