fixing defaults/options for enhanced widgets

build/js/ox.ui.js

@@ -871,6 +871,7 @@ requires
                     that.defaults({foo: x})         sets self.defaults
                 */
                 self.defaults = defaults;
+                delete self.options; // fixme: hackish fix for that = OxFoo({}, self).defaults({...}).options({...})
                 return that;
             };
             that.gainFocus = function() {
@@ -907,11 +908,11 @@ requires
                     // options (str, val) or options({str: val, ...})
                     // translate (str, val) to ({str: val})
                     args = Ox.makeObject.apply(that, arguments);
-                    // if options have not been set, extend defaults,
-                    // otherwise, extend options
                     /*
                     options = self.options;
                     */
+                    // if options have not been set, extend defaults,
+                    // otherwise, extend options
                     self.options = $.extend(self.options || self.defaults, args);
                     $.each(args, function(key, value) {
                         self.onChange(key, value);
@@ -1322,7 +1323,8 @@ requires
                 that.remove();
                 that.$layer.remove();
                 callback();
-            })
+            });
+            return that;
         }
 
         that.disable = function() {
@@ -1335,7 +1337,9 @@ requires
         }
 
         that.open = function() {
+            Ox.print("opening...")
             that.$layer.appendTo($body);
+            Ox.print("opening...")
             that.css({
                 opacity: 0
             }).appendTo(that.$layer).animate({
@@ -1358,11 +1362,52 @@ requires
 
         var self = self || {},
             that = new Ox.Element("div", self)
-                .defaults()
-                .options();
+                .defaults({
+                    items: []
+                })
+                .options(options || {}); // fixme: the || {} can be done once, in the options function
+
+        $.each(self.options.items, function(i, item) {
+                
+        });
+
+        that.values = function() {
+            var values = {};
+            if (arguments.length == 0) {
+                $.each(self.options.items, function(i, item) {
+                    values[item.id] = item.val();
+                });
+                return values;
+            } else {
+                $.each(arguments[0], function(key, value) {
+                    
+                });
+                return that;
+            }
+        };
+
+        return that;
 
     };
 
+    Ox.FormItem = function(options, self) {
+
+        var self = self || {},
+            that = new Ox.Element("", self)
+                .defaults({
+                    error: "",
+                    regexp: / /,
+                    size: "medium",
+                    type: "text"
+                })
+                .options(options || {});
+
+        that.$input = new OxInput();
+
+        return that;
+
+    }
+
     /*
     ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Ox.Button
@@ -2225,6 +2270,7 @@ requires
             that.bindEvent("hide_" + that.menus[position].options("id"), onHideMenu);
         });
 
+        Ox.print(self.options)
         if (self.options.extras.length) {
             that.extras = $("<div>")
                 .addClass("OxExtras")

demos/test/index.html

@@ -127,6 +127,15 @@
                                 { id: "contact", title: "Contact"}
                             ]
                         },
+                        {
+                            id: "user",
+                            title: "User",
+                            items: [
+                                { disabled: true, id: "user", title: "User: not logged in"},
+                                {},
+                                { id: "login", title: "Login" }
+                            ]
+                        },
                         {
                             id: "file",
                             title: "File",
@@ -183,6 +192,21 @@
                         loadingIcon.stop();
                     }, 5000);
                 });
+
+                var loginDialog = new Ox.Dialog({
+                    buttons: [
+                        { value: "Register", click: function() { loginDialog.close(); } },
+                        { value: "Reset Password", click: function() { loginDialog.close(); } },
+                        { value: "Cancel", click: function() { loginDialog.close(); } },
+                        { value: "Login", click: function() { loginDialog.close(); } }
+                    ],
+                    title: "Login"
+                });
+
+                Ox.Event.bind(null, "click_login", function() {
+                    loginDialog.open();
+                });
+
                 var bottomPanel = Ox.Bar({size: "small"})
                     .css({
                         zIndex: 2,