Checkbox – selecting only one item – tag problem

  • Pantomas

    (@pantomas)


    7 years, 11 months ago

    Hello,

    how can i make in a group of checkboxes only one item choosable?
    When i set the checkboxes in the pdf as single boxes with different name and different values then everything works fine. But if i set the name of the boxes on one name with different values, then it only works offline in the pdf and the values getting not transportet over the formular in the pdf.

    for example:

    this works:
    [checkbox galv-verzinkt “galv. Verzinkt”]
    [checkbox verchromt “verchromt”]
    [checkbox pulverbeschichtet “pulverbeschichtet”]
    [checkbox kugelgestrahlt “kugelgestrahlt ”]
    [checkbox keine-oberflaeche “keine Oberfläche”]
    but so its not possible to choose only one

    but with this syntax the tag “oberflaeche” is not connected in the pdf thats getting send in the end…
    [checkbox oberflaeche exclusive “galv. Verzinkt” “verchromt” “pulverbeschichtet” “kugelgestrahlt ” “keine Oberfläche” ]

    greets Jan

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  • Plugin Author maximum.software

    (@maximumsoftware)

    7 years, 11 months ago

    I am not sure I completely understood what you are asking.

    See Contact Form 7 docs,
    https://contactform7.com/checkboxes-radio-buttons-and-menus/
    https://contactform7.com/selectable-recipient-with-pipes/

    1. You can use the ‘exclusive’ attribute with checkboxes to make only one item selectable at a time
    2. You can use pipes to display a different value to users than what is exported by the PDF
    3. If you have different named checkbox fields in your PDF, You can map the CF7 field ‘oberflaeche’ to all of them and see if that works.

    If you send me the PDF to admin at maximum dot software along with your tags and a screenshot of mappings, I would be able to see more clearly what is wrong.

    Plugin Author maximum.software

    (@maximumsoftware)

    7 years, 11 months ago

    I’ve received you email and reviewed your issue. This is a known render bug that I am currently trying to debug. It affects some PDF viewers. The checkbox is getting filled in, however, it is not getting rendered in some PDF clients. You will see it will render just fine in Chrome. However, some of my PDF viewers don’t render it properly. Unfortunately, I currently don’t know of any workaround for this issue. I’ll keep you posted about any updates.

    Thread Starter Pantomas

    (@pantomas)

    7 years, 11 months ago

    Hello,
    ok, so i have to deal with it. But Thanks for your check and advices.
    Greets Jan

    Plugin Author maximum.software

    (@maximumsoftware)

    7 years, 11 months ago

    Other users also report this issue. Some of them report they were able to get it to work after after making some styling edits to the PDF with Adobe Acrobat Pro DC.

    Once I get to the bottom of the issue, I’ll get this fixed.

    Plugin Author maximum.software

    (@maximumsoftware)

    7 years, 11 months ago

    There is a workaround. You have to resave the PDF file with Adobe Acrobat Pro DC. It seems like the PDF file has something broken in it. What software did you use to create the PDF file?

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