Innovative Books: I am looking to compile a list of the most innovative uses of the book format. Books that break the mould in their layout and design, perhaps books that use online systems to extend their content value or push their form into new places. I am most interested in narrative and theory, but any book that is interesting (artist books etc.) would be really appreciated. [more inside]
posted by 0bvious on Nov 1, 2009 - 29 answers

Auto-generated numbers using Open Office base. Can it pick up where I left off? [more inside]
posted by Salmonberry on Oct 21, 2009 - 3 answers

Is there an web app via which people can recommend things (movies, music, books, etc.) to me? [more inside]
posted by grumblebee on Aug 21, 2009 - 7 answers

How do I create a "fill in form" on Adobe with text boxes and check boxes? [more inside]
posted by genniangel0 on Aug 18, 2009 - 9 answers

We live in the state of Alabama. My son is 18 and a full time college student. He is starting a part time job to help with school. He will be making minimum wage and will work 20 or so hours per week. We are filling out his paperwork and came across the "Alabama Dept. of Revenue Employee's Withholding Exemption Certificate" http://www.ador.state.al.us/Withholding/FA4(01_07).pdf Would this apply to my son or do we leave it blank?
posted by Kam1761 on Aug 14, 2009 - 2 answers

I have two questions about setting up MS Access forms: 1) Currently, I have a form to enter the volunteer id, shift start time and shift stop time, but the client doesn't want to have to look up the id in a report. Is there a way to create a selection list from the volunteer's names? What other options are there? 2) On the "add/edit a volunteer" form, I'd like to be able to choose tasks from a selection list. The tasks table has id and name. The "tasks of volunteers" join table has volunteer id and task id. How do I set this up? I can't seem to get the right combination of configurations. [more inside]
posted by philomathoholic on Aug 5, 2009 - 7 answers

How can I create an online HTML form poll, preferably for free, wherein the list of multiple choices can grow when users decide to add to the list of choices? [more inside]
posted by kmccormi on Jun 4, 2009 - 2 answers

How do I get this fillable form PDF to print the information in the interactive fields. If I click "highlight fields" the information is there, but when I print it's gone. [more inside]
posted by kristymcj on May 5, 2009 - 5 answers

Please recommend some sites to me that are focused on art and design and are technology-friendly to boot. [more inside]
posted by Your Time Machine Sucks on Apr 25, 2009 - 9 answers

Wordpress Plugins / Addons: Looking for Product viewer (non ecommerce) module + contact form. [more inside]
posted by spinko on Apr 8, 2009 - 3 answers

Does anyone know of a php script that can be used to easily generate a web form, and that can have a "calculation" box at the bottom, that will calculate a cost based on the previous response fields? [more inside]
posted by thewibbler on Apr 1, 2009 - 6 answers

Send a templated email from a website where the template is hosted elsewhere? [more inside]
posted by doomtop on Apr 1, 2009 - 4 answers

Care to help a CSS newbie with float-related positioning issues? [more inside]
posted by Wild_Eep on Dec 19, 2008 - 2 answers

Taxfilter: I am looking for a nice guide to US taxes that strikes a balance between 'Your First Tax' and 'US Section 52612.3524.23p.' I am particularly interested in investment taxation -- both the rules, procedures and suggested strategies. Though if someone can answer a specific question -- what California form is the equivalent of IRS form 1045 -- that would be handy too. [more inside]
posted by bsdfish on Nov 10, 2008 - 1 answer

I have a PDF form that I modified from an existing PDF form, adding a new page and a few new fields. The new fields I added are visible on the screen but not visible when I print the form. Other parts of the form work fine, it is only 4 text fields I added. Other checkboxes work and show up fine. I am fairly inexperienced with editing PDFs and using LiveCycle Designer (I have version 7) and can't figure out what the heck I'm missing and I can't extract anything from the help guide.
posted by Ikazuchi on Oct 14, 2008 - 3 answers

Is there a WordPress plugin that will let me make forms for people to fill in, and then dump the results to the database instead of emailing the results to me? I want reports with Google Charts (specifically the US and World maps). [more inside]
posted by Wild_Eep on Sep 8, 2008 - 6 answers

Creating a form template for colleagues to use at work that needs to meet the following criteria: 1. Allow text fields and drop-down selection boxes. 2. Allow users to add additional text in should they see fit (i.e. doesn't disallow all input outside of form fields). 3. Will allow rows (the form will be arranged like a table) to be duplicated/copied & pasted, including the form fields contained within those rows. 4. Is formatted nicely enough to be passed along to a client and read clearly. 5. Is openable/usable by your average user who doesn't have access to super expensive/specialized software. [more inside]
posted by freudenschade on May 1, 2008 - 9 answers

I seem to have stopped form spammers from cluttering a business inbox. Have I set myself up for some more mysterious problem down the road? [more inside]
posted by fantabulous timewaster on Apr 3, 2008 - 12 answers

Recursion filter: I recently came across the phrase 'Mise en Abyme' and have become fascinated by recursion in literature, language and film. What writings have used these themes in their form to address the questions they posed? [more inside]
posted by 0bvious on Apr 2, 2008 - 20 answers

[Attention-Citation-Officers-Filter]: I am clueless as to the proper way of citing financial documents in the course of my writing. The Chicago Manual of Style has left me high and dry. Hope me! [more inside]
posted by numinous on Mar 13, 2008 - 19 answers

Javascriptfilter: Building an online donation form, and need some hand-holding. [more inside]
posted by jbickers on Mar 13, 2008 - 7 answers

Kinda strange Wordpress plugin request: We're looking for a contact form with image submission that also employs a captcha or similar form of validation. [more inside]
posted by zenpop on Mar 5, 2008 - 3 answers

I'm trying to set up a "Send an E-postcard" form, in ASP, on a website, with functionality pretty much identical to this page here. I'm not programmer but I can weave my way around some ASP. Any ideas on how to start with this?
posted by ghastlyfop on Mar 3, 2008 - 2 answers

When I altered a PHP web form to take advantage of PHP Sessions, I lost the ability to go back a page while retaining data in the form. Is this the expected behaviour, or is it caused by something else? [more inside]
posted by odinsdream on Feb 8, 2008 - 8 answers

What should I put in a custom browser stylesheet to override and Aquify all web form element styles (buttons, text fields, etc.) in Safari 3.0.4? I'd like to undo custom properties like colors, fonts, and borders, and make all form elements display natively, using Aqua, like Safari used to do in previous versions. I'm essentially looking for the opposite answer to this question, using a custom userContent.css-esque stylesheet. (Thanks for your help.)
posted by tepidmonkey on Jan 28, 2008 - 1 answer

Help me manage other peoples projects.... [more inside]
posted by bleucube on Jan 24, 2008 - 6 answers

Anyone have a JavaScript trick to create a web form that builds a URL to send users to a pre-populated search? [more inside]
posted by pzarquon on Jan 23, 2008 - 6 answers

I am tired of the P4 Intellistation that picked out of the trash. For some reason all my hard disks keep breaking. I am really tired of having to constantly open up my computer and buying new disks. I'm in the market for a cheap, small Linux PC that can stream HD content over the network. Is there such a thing? Kind of like a Mac mini but not so expensive or powerful. [more inside]
posted by Napierzaza on Dec 5, 2007 - 13 answers

I'm looking for the simplest way to accomplish what happens here. [more inside]
posted by davebush on Nov 29, 2007 - 5 answers

I am looking for some automated method of using a txt list of names to submit into a single value web form that in turn returns a web page with data that I am interested in. I have no programming skills, so kind of looking for some sort of idiot proof answer. Any ideas?
posted by dripped on Nov 21, 2007 - 7 answers

I've been asked to create a software facility through which a nurse can print medicine dosing cards for patients. [more inside]
posted by dance on Nov 5, 2007 - 2 answers

I'm looking for a web service that would host, for free, a web form that would allow kids to sign up for time slots for one-on-one conferences in my school library. [more inside]
posted by carterk on Sep 24, 2007 - 10 answers

I need to know why my HTML form isn't sending me e-mail when the user submits it. It also doesn't go to the header page after submission. However, the submitted info DOES show up in the URL. ( e.g., http://www.example.com/contactus.html?Name=John&Title=CEO....) [more inside]
posted by salvia on Sep 6, 2007 - 18 answers

I need to add a drop down list of email addresses to a basic html form, so you can pick who you are sending it to. [more inside]
posted by andrewzipp on Aug 15, 2007 - 5 answers

I'm such a horrible n00b. How do I use css to vertically align the text in an input textbox with the label on the corresponding submit button? [more inside]
posted by juv3nal on Aug 9, 2007 - 10 answers

At least in Firefox I'm seeing an undesirable behavior in textareas. My question is how to fix/avoid it. Here's the problem. Go to a textarea in Firefox. (The ask.metafilter ask a question one will do fine.) Type enough characters to fill a whole line of the textarea e.g., kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk... Now put a single space in front of that line. It moves the line one line lower instead of just putting a space in front of the characters which is what I would prefer i.e., treat a space like any other character. [more inside]
posted by GregX3 on Jul 27, 2007 - 5 answers

Can anyone please provide some standard legal language for a walking tour release form to be used in California? [more inside]
posted by Scram on Jun 24, 2007 - 9 answers

FormFilter: I need a form that i can use and put custom fields/entries in there that i can check off and add notes to then automatically email the completed form out, preferably something in word or excel. I cant program at all so is there anywhere i can get what im looking for?
posted by flipmiester99 on May 22, 2007 - 4 answers

Rather than updating the entire table every time a user updates a form (their profile page, for instance), I'd like the quickest way to detect ONLY the edited fields, and update those accordingly. [more inside]
posted by arrowhead on May 10, 2007 - 13 answers

Is there a way to bcc an email into a database somewhere? [more inside]
posted by andrewzipp on Feb 20, 2007 - 3 answers

Can a user install an extension, preference or script to have Firefox manipulate an HTML form element on loading, e.g., having a SELECT's default OPTION set when visiting a certain page. [more inside]
posted by Blazecock Pileon on Jan 30, 2007 - 11 answers

HTML Form filter: How can I require entry in a text field based on which radio button has been checked? [more inside]
posted by Joleta on Oct 30, 2006 - 14 answers

Is it possible to set the action attribute of an HTML form, such that the method is POST, but the action includes GET variables? [more inside]
posted by Blazecock Pileon on Oct 26, 2006 - 8 answers

I'm looking for examples that turn the aphorism "form follows function" on its head. The idea that functions can be inspired by new forms. [more inside]
posted by Jeff Howard on Oct 19, 2006 - 24 answers

Can I deliver a form thru http, post it back to the server thru https and be secure? [more inside]
posted by Pasa la bola chetu on Oct 13, 2006 - 18 answers

In a web survey form, I need to automatically check a radio box if the user clicks on the text field. [more inside]
posted by Blue Buddha on Sep 12, 2006 - 9 answers

My name is Georges. On the ground lies a golf ball. In my hands, a driver. I know nothing about golf. Help me develop habits to hit the ball perfectly every time I step up to it.
posted by Mach3avelli on Aug 7, 2006 - 16 answers

Can anybody point me to a free contact form with an included file upload field that I can use at my site? My Googlefu fails me.
posted by mordecai on Jul 30, 2006 - 4 answers

Tell me what web-forms really, really impress you. I'm stuck in "form-developer" block mode, and after muddling through mountains and mountains of layouts and best practises sites, I think I'm about to explode. [more inside]
posted by purephase on May 29, 2006 - 13 answers

How can I easily create web forms? [more inside]
posted by aisforal on May 26, 2006 - 3 answers