Simplified the quickstart, and updated to use formencode for form validation.

pecan/templates/project/+package+/controllers/root.py

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from pecan import expose, request
+from pecan import expose
 from formencode import Schema, validators as v
 from webob.exc import status_map
 
@@ -9,13 +9,23 @@ class SampleForm(Schema):
 
 
 class RootController(object):
-    @expose('index.html')
-    def index(self, name='', age=''):
-        return dict(errors=request.pecan['validation_errors'], name=name, age=age)
+
+    @expose(
+        generic     = True, 
+        template    = 'index.html'
+    )
+    def index(self):
+        return dict()
     
-    @expose('success.html', schema=SampleForm(), error_handler='/index')
-    def handle_form(self, name, age):
-        return dict(name=name, age=age)
+    @index.when(
+        method          = 'POST',
+        template        = 'success.html',
+        schema          = SampleForm(),
+        error_handler   = '/index',
+        htmlfill        = dict(auto_insert_errors = True, prefix_error = False)
+    )
+    def index_post(self, name, age):
+        return dict(name=name)
     
     @expose('error.html')
     def error(self, status):

pecan/templates/project/+package+/templates/index.html

@@ -7,41 +7,36 @@
 
 ## now define the body of the template
     <header>
-      <h1>Welcome to Pecan</h1>
+      <h1><img src="/images/logo.png" /></h1>
     </header>
-    <p>This is the default Pecan project, which includes:</p>
-    
-    <ul>
-      <li>The ability to serve static files.</li>
-      <li>Templating using the <a href="http://www.makotemplates.org">Mako template engine</a>.</li>
-      <li>Built-in error management using <a href="http://pypi.python.org/pypi/WebError">WebError</a>.</li>
-    </ul>
-    
-    <p>
-      Note that most functionality is enabled/disabled in your <code>app.py</code>,
-      which can be edited to suit your needs, and to add additional WSGI middleware.
-    </p>
-    
-    <p>
-      To get an idea of how to develop applications with Pecan, 
-      here is a simple form:
-    </p>
-    
-    <form method="POST" action="/handle_form" class="${'invalid' if errors else ''}">
-      <table>
-        <tr>
-          <td><label for="name">What is your name</label></td>
-          <td><input name="name" value="${name}" class="${'invalid' if error_for('name') else ''}" /></td>
-          <td>${error_for('name')}</td>
-        </tr>
-        <tr>
-          <td><label for="age">How old are you?</label></td>
-          <td><input name="age" value="${age}" class="${'invalid' if error_for('age') else ''}" /></td>
-          <td>${error_for('age')}</td>
-        </tr>
-      </table>
+
+    <div id="content">
+
+      <p>This is a sample Pecan project.</p>
+
+      <p>
+        Instructions for getting started can be found online at <a
+          href="http://pecanpy.org" target="window">pecanpy.org</a>
+      </p>
       
-      <input type="submit" value="Submit" />
-    </form>
-
+      <p>
+        To get an idea of how to develop applications with Pecan, 
+        here is a simple form:
+      </p>
+      
+      <form method="POST" action="/">
+        <table>
+          <tr>
+            <td><label for="name">Your Name:</label></td>
+            <td><input name="name" /></td>
+          </tr>
+          <tr>
+            <td><label for="age">Your Age:</label></td>
+            <td><input name="age" /></td>
+          </tr>
+        </table>
+        
+        <input type="submit" value="Submit" />
+      </form>
 
+    </div>

pecan/templates/project/+package+/templates/success.html

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 ## now define the body
     <header>
-      <h1>Success!</h1>
+      <h1><img src="/images/logo.png" /></h1>
     </header>
     <p>Your form submission was successful! Thanks, ${name}!</p>
+    <p><a href="/">Go Back</a></p>

pecan/templates/project/public/css/style.css

@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ body {
   background: #311F00;
   color: white;
   font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', 'Helvetica', 'Verdana', sans-serif;
-  font-size: 1.25em;
   padding: 1em 2em;
 }
 
@@ -15,17 +14,18 @@ a:hover {
   text-decoration: underline;
 }
 
+div#content  {
+  width: 800px;
+  margin: 0 auto;
+}
+
 form {
   margin: 0 1em;
   padding: 1em;
   border: 5px transparent;
 }
 
-form.invalid {
-  border: 5px solid FAFF78;
-}
-
-input.invalid {
+input.error {
   background: #FAFF78;
 }
 
@@ -36,4 +36,4 @@ header {
 h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6 {
   font-family: 'Futura-CondensedExtraBold', 'Futura', 'Helvetica', sans-serif;
   text-transform: uppercase;
-}
+}