Document-style forms
In this recipe, we'll review some design guidelines in order to present a uniform user experience.
How to do it...
- Start your form with a header element:
<header>
<button name="do_something_with_the_record"
string="Do something" type="object" class="btn-primary" />
<button name="do_something_else" string="Second action" />
<field name="state" widget="statusbar" />
</header> - Then, add a sheet element for content:
<sheet>
- Put some prominent field(s) first:
<div class="oe_left oe_title">
<label for="name" />
<h1>
<field name="name" />
</h1>
</div>- Put buttons that link to resources relevant for the object in its own box (if applicable):
<div class="oe_right oe_button_box" name="buttons">
<button name="open_something_interesting"
string="Open some linked record"
type="object...
