fmbadhandler.php does not return input items that use HTML 5 type tags

[doctormoondog]

When I use the HTML5 tags type=”email” or type=”tel” instead of type="text" in my form, fmbadhandler.php does not return the those values back to the form. I need to use the HTML5 type tags to improve mobile device usability. Is there a workaround for this issue?

[russellr]

Hi,

This isn't really a bug - we just haven't updated the code to support HTML 5 types.

We'll need to update both FormMail and FMBadHandler.

We'll try to get this done over the next week or so.

[doctormoondog]

Thatnk you for that fast reply. I'm excited to hear that FormMail will be supporting the HTML5 type tags in the near future. Obviously this isn't a bug since there was no way you could anticipate these new type tags before they were introduced, but I wasn't really sure where to post the question. Feel free to move this thread to a more appropriate category.

[doctormoondog]

Do you have an expected release date for updated FormMail and FMBadHandler with support for HTML 5 types? Also, how will I know when they have been released?, Will they be FormMail v8.37 and FMBadHandler v 1.23?

[russellr]

Hi,

At this stage, it looks like end of May.

Other non-free work has taken priority.

If your FormMail has CHECK_FOR_NEW_VERSION set to true, it will notify you of the update.