Custom Skin - Form Designer

Hello.

This is more like a curiosity for developing new skins and we would like to know if is posible.

*Let say we have developed a new skin and everything is working on development server as it should, but we have added custom fields to some modules, using form designer, to add extra functionality and awesomeness to the skin.
Can we inject those custom fields to the modules when the skin is installed or updated. So when we move the skin to a production server we dont have to make those form designer fields manually.


Thank you
updated by @serveion: 05/31/16 07:20:59AM

ah, hadn't thought of this scenario.

If you create an aparna module and add custom form fields to it, you can export that module and the extra fields by checking the "Export Form Designer" checkbox when you export the module via the Developer Tools -> Package Module.

But since the existing modules are jamroom modules jrXxxxxx, not your modules, they wont show up in the package module tool for you.

Think it would require a module built to export form designer settings and import them again regardless of who the module builder was to get what you're wanting working.

The other option is to export the settings via the database system, but thats a bit more complex.

yeah that will happen for those developers who create skins and add new fields to jrModules and try to sale the skin here they will have to add a documentation for member to add those fields manually, or develop skins with any custom fields in form designer but that will limit the creativity of the developer. just a thought this can go to Jamroom Wish List

*This can be a new feature for development tools
-package a skin
and include some type of lines somewhere inside the include.php add jrModule custom fields here for development tools to read and export those fields



yeah but that option is not available for everyone just for jamroom team, and register developer. i would have to register as a developer to have access to that, and Export jrAparna Form Designer I try that already Click Here For read discussion about this topic
Databases and me have a deal i don't mess with them and they don't mess with me.

updated by @serveion: 02/27/16 07:25:17PM