Custom forms directory

[xylo04]

There have been a couple of questions asking about support for custom forms similar to RMS Express. This should just consist of adding another directory to scan for forms. It was reported that adding custom forms to the standard directory doesn't work; I'm surprised, that bears investigation. However, a separate directory is still needed so custom forms don't get deleted when upgrading standard forms.

[martinhpedersen]

Agreed 👍

While we're at it, maybe we could make it a list so we can support arbitrary number of forms bundles?

[martinhpedersen]

It was reported that adding custom forms to the standard directory doesn't work; I'm surprised, that bears investigation.

I did some digging. The user that reported this did not clarify if they attempted to add a HTML Form Template or a pure .txt template. I'm guessing the latter. As it turns out, there is a big difference.. and our forms package only supports HTML Forms. We ignore pure txt templates.

It looks to me like HTML Forms is a more formalized and feature rich version of an older(?) Message Templates feature.

The differences between a pure txt template (often referred to as "custom templates"?) and HTML Forms needs to be investigated.

• Message Templates
• HTML Forms

You can tell the difference by looking for the Form: line at the beginning of the .txt.

[Famman49]

The form I had problems with was an HTML form.

[richcannings]

@xylo04 and @Famman49: Send me a link to the forms you are having challenges with, and even better, the steps to reproduce the issue.

I've been tinkering with the forms system and fixed an issue with NorCal Winlink Net forms (#384).