From 0fcd64c3868a0cbf29d4a3f7b6730d9fe58b189b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: snipe <snipe@snipe.net>
Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2013 22:32:16 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] categories dropdown in create/edit form

---
 app/controllers/admin/CategoriesController.php | 7 +++++--
 app/views/backend/categories/create.blade.php  | 2 +-
 app/views/backend/categories/edit.blade.php    | 2 +-
 3 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/app/controllers/admin/CategoriesController.php b/app/controllers/admin/CategoriesController.php
index 8a964ce1aa..2e6bb15195 100644
--- a/app/controllers/admin/CategoriesController.php
+++ b/app/controllers/admin/CategoriesController.php
@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@ class CategoriesController extends AdminController {
 	public function getCreate()
 	{
 		// Show the page
-		return View::make('backend/categories/create');
+		$category_options = array('' => 'Top Level') + Category::lists('name', 'id');
+		return View::make('backend/categories/create')->with('category_options',$category_options);
 	}
 
 
@@ -97,7 +98,8 @@ class CategoriesController extends AdminController {
 		}
 
 		// Show the page
-		return View::make('backend/categories/edit', compact('category'));
+		$category_options = array('' => 'Top Level') + Category::lists('name', 'id');
+		return View::make('backend/categories/edit', compact('category'))->with('category_options',$category_options);
 	}
 
 
@@ -170,4 +172,5 @@ class CategoriesController extends AdminController {
 	}
 
 
+
 }
diff --git a/app/views/backend/categories/create.blade.php b/app/views/backend/categories/create.blade.php
index 5d688743eb..d0da3c6052 100755
--- a/app/views/backend/categories/create.blade.php
+++ b/app/views/backend/categories/create.blade.php
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ Create a New Asset Category ::
 			<div class="control-group {{ $errors->has('parent') ? 'error' : '' }}">
 				<label class="control-label" for="parent">Category Parent</label>
 				<div class="controls">
-					<input class="span6" type="text" name="parent" id="parent" value="{{ Input::old('parent') }}" />
+					{{ Form::select('parent', $category_options , Input::old('parent')) }}
 					{{ $errors->first('parent', '<span class="help-inline">:message</span>') }}
 				</div>
 			</div>
diff --git a/app/views/backend/categories/edit.blade.php b/app/views/backend/categories/edit.blade.php
index 2d9dc78cd6..4bf4a85d89 100755
--- a/app/views/backend/categories/edit.blade.php
+++ b/app/views/backend/categories/edit.blade.php
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ Category Update ::
 			<div class="control-group {{ $errors->has('parent') ? 'error' : '' }}">
 				<label class="control-label" for="parent">Category Parent</label>
 				<div class="controls">
-					<input type="text" name="parent" id="parent" value="{{ Input::old('name', $category->parent) }}" />
+					{{ Form::select('parent', $category_options, Input::old('parent', $category->parent)) }}
 					{{ $errors->first('parent', '<span class="help-inline">:message</span>') }}
 				</div>
 			</div>