when an AddManipulator returns with errors, the foreign key field chosen is not shown

[lawgon@…]

When using AddManipulator on a model with a foreign key, when the form is returned with errors, the foreign key choice is not shown on the form although the view is aware of it.

[Kenneth Gonsalves]

to elaborate, if one has a select field, on errors, when the form is returned, the choice chosen in the select field is shown. But in the drop down list for a foreign key field, the choice is not shown - only the ------ is shown, although the manipulator remembers the item chosen

[anonymous]

on investigation of django.forms.init.py, i find that the ForeignKey appears to be treated as a SelectField. The population of the data in the SelectField is restricted to 'choices' if defined. The case of foreign key is not covered. Now to try to write a patch for that!

[anton@…]

Same problem occurs with ChangeManipulator too

[Chris Beaven]

looks valid, but are we still worried about Manipulators?

[Russell Keith-Magee]

Development effort on oldforms has halted, so I'm marking this as a wontfix.