* Improve ticket submission form by adding help text and flagging optional fields as such

* When submitting an e-mail, if a submitters e-mail is provided send them an e-mail

forms.py

@@ -40,18 +40,21 @@ class TicketForm(forms.Form):
                            label=u'Summary of the problem')
     
     submitter_email = forms.EmailField(required=False,
-                            label=u'Submitter E-Mail Address')
+                            label=u'Submitter E-Mail Address',
+                            help_text=u'This e-mail address will receive copies of all public updates to this ticket.')
     
     body = forms.CharField(widget=forms.Textarea(),
                            label=u'Description of Issue', required=True)
     
     assigned_to = forms.ChoiceField(choices=(), required=False,
-                           label=u'Case owner')
+                           label=u'Case owner',
+                           help_text=u'If you select an owner other than yourself, they\'ll be e-mailed details of this ticket immediately.')
 
     priority = forms.ChoiceField(choices=Ticket.PRIORITY_CHOICES,
                             required=False,
                             initial='3',
-                            label=u'Priority')
+                            label=u'Priority',
+                            help_text=u'Please select a priority carefully. If unsure, leave it as \'3\'.')
     
     def save(self, user):
         """
@@ -59,14 +62,16 @@ class TicketForm(forms.Form):
         
         """
         q = Queue.objects.get(id=int(self.cleaned_data['queue']))
-        t = Ticket( title=self.cleaned_data['title'], 
-                    submitter_email=self.cleaned_data['submitter_email'],
-                    created=datetime.now(),
+        
+        t = Ticket( title = self.cleaned_data['title'], 
+                    submitter_email = self.cleaned_data['submitter_email'],
+                    created = datetime.now(),
                     status = Ticket.OPEN_STATUS,
                     queue = q,
                     description = self.cleaned_data['body'],
                     priority = self.cleaned_data['priority'],
                   )
+        
         if self.cleaned_data['assigned_to']:
             try:
                 u = User.objects.get(id=self.cleaned_data['assigned_to'])
@@ -75,16 +80,25 @@ class TicketForm(forms.Form):
                 t.assigned_to = None
         t.save()
 
-        f = FollowUp(   ticket=t,
-                        title='Ticket Opened',
-                        date=datetime.now(),
-                        public=True,
-                        comment=self.cleaned_data['body'],
-                        user=user,
+        f = FollowUp(   ticket = t,
+                        title = 'Ticket Opened',
+                        date = datetime.now(),
+                        public = True,
+                        comment = self.cleaned_data['body'],
+                        user = user,
                      )
         if self.cleaned_data['assigned_to']:
             f.title = 'Ticket Opened & Assigned to %s' % t.get_assigned_to
 
         f.save()
         
+        context = {
+            'ticket': t,
+            'queue': q,
+        }
+
+        if t.submitter_email:
+            from helpdesk.lib import send_multipart_mail
+            send_multipart_mail('helpdesk/emails/submitter_newticket', context, '%s %s' % (t.ticket, t.title), t.submitter_email,, q.from_address)
+
         return t

htdocs/helpdesk.css

@@ -37,6 +37,16 @@ label {
     font-weight: bold;
 }
 
+span.form_optional {
+    color: #666;
+    font-size: 95%;
+}
+
+dd.form_help_text {
+    color: #666;
+    font-size: 95%;
+}
+
 .row_tablehead {
     background-color: #6593C0;
     font-weight: bold;

templates/helpdesk/create_ticket.html

@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 {% block helpdesk_body %}
 <h2>Submit a Ticket</h2>
 
+<p>Unless otherwise stated, all fields are required. Please provide as descriptive a title and description as possible.</p>
+
 <form method='post' action='./'>
 <fieldset>
     <dl>
@@ -17,29 +19,32 @@
         {% if form.title.errors %}
         <dd class='error'>{{ form.title.errors }}</dd>{% endif %}
     
-        <dt><label for='id_submitter_email'>{{ form.submitter_email.label }}</label></dt>
+        <dt><label for='id_submitter_email'>{{ form.submitter_email.label }}</label> <span class='form_optional'>(Optional)</span></dt>
         <dd>{{ form.submitter_email }}</dd>
         {% if form.submitter_email.errors %}
         <dd class='error'>{{ form.submitter_email.errors }}</dd>{% endif %}
+        <dd class='form_help_text'>{{ form.submitter_email.help_text }}</dd>
     
         <dt><label for='id_body'>{{ form.body.label }}</label></dt>
         <dd>{{ form.body }}</dd>
         {% if form.body.errors %}
         <dd class='error'>{{ form.body.errors }}</dd>{% endif %}
         
-        <dt><label for='id_assigned_to'>{{ form.assigned_to.label }}</label></dt>
+        <dt><label for='id_assigned_to'>{{ form.assigned_to.label }}</label> <span class='form_optional'>(Optional)</span></dt>
         <dd>{{ form.assigned_to }}</dd>
         {% if form.assigned_to.errors %}
         <dd class='error'>{{ form.assigned_to.errors }}</dd>{% endif %}
+        <dd class='form_help_text'>{{ form.assigned_to.help_text }}</dd>
 
         <dt><label for='id_priority'>{{ form.priority.label }}</label></dt>
         <dd>{{ form.priority }}</dd>
         {% if form.priority.errors %}
         <dd class='error'>{{ form.priority.errors }}</dd>{% endif %}
+        <dd class='form_help_text'>{{ form.priority.help_text }}</dd>
     </dl>
     
     <div class='buttons'>
-        <input type='submit' value='Submit' />
+        <input type='submit' value='Submit Ticket' />
     </div>
 </fieldset>