For example, DEFAULT_FIELD_OPTIONS is {''size'' => 30}, which causes text_field to emit a size="30" HTML attribute. The inconsistencies are in the RDoc; e.g., the 2nd and 3rd examples in texxt_field''s RDoc are wrong in relation to FormTagHelper, which doesn''t use these defaults; for example, un-styled text fields generated with text_field look different from those generated with text_field_tag I would also argue that these defaults violate the principle of least surprise. They''re also bad design practice, because they put presentation details in mark-up. Width and height should be specified via CSS. I''ll be happy to produce a patch that eliminates these defaults, if there''s a decent chance that it would be accepted. Victor -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Core" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-core@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-core+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-core?hl=en.