Unable to Declare Static Content about jwizard

[dominicbarnes]

Yeah, jWizard assumes all children of the root element are steps.

Is there any reason your <canvas> element can't exist outside the wizard element? Can you be more specific about what you're trying to accomplish?

[mikebronner]

It's purely for display purposes. The canvas is the main element of the form. At each step the user is given various options to manipulate the canvas. I would like the canvas to be displayed within the bounds of the wizard, but it doesn't have to be a child-object of the wizard from a coding perspective.

[dominicbarnes]

To me, it seems like you have 2 main options:

1. Use CSS to position that canvas element over your wizard. (kinda brittle idea, not my recommendation)
2. Use a separate canvas element for each step in your wizard. (yeah, kinda annoying, but arguably the most effective solution)

[mikebronner]

Good points. Yea, I've been thinking of those as well, and they all are prone to problems. There is a third possibility:
Insert the canvas into each step, shuffling it along with the form. Do the steps have callback functions I could make use of to do this, or do I just need to intercept the javascript events on the buttons?

Hey, thanks for your quick responses!

[dominicbarnes]

Actually, that's a great idea as well. There are events you can hook into, check out the docs for more details.

[mikebronner]

Perfect, this will work! I had looked the docs over before, but not from this viewpoint. I'll work on this tomorrow. Thanks again!