CFDIV and CFFORM: Duplicating Text

Question

Hi,
As I understand it, cfform within cfdiv should simply post back to the cfdiv.  Here is the code I'm testing from CFDIVTest.cfm in CF9:
Outside Text
<cfdiv id="FormDiv">
<cfform name="GeneralForm" method="post">
Inside Text<br/>
<cfinput name="ButtonSubmit" type="submit" value="Submit">
</cfform>
</cfdiv>
When CFDIVTest.cfm first loads the output is as follows:
Outside Text
Inside Text
[Submit Button]
When I click the submit button the output is:
Outside Text
Outside Text
Inside Text
[Submit Button]
Repeated submits return the duplicated "Outside Text".  Why is "Outside Text" being duplicated?  Also, when I view the page source and do a find on "Outside Text" I only find it once, not twice.
Any thoughts?

Answer 1

Welcome to the forums!
Masters can only have one "body" text box, which is why you can't copy/paste the text box on the master.
You can use a free text box placed on a master, but if it is not defined as a "text placeholder" it will not be selectable in the actual slide -- instead, such free text will simply put text onto a master that will then appear on all the slides using that master. If you want the text to be editable on each slide, select the free text box on the master, then in the Format menu, under the Advanced flyout menu, choose "Define as Text Placeholder". You will also likely want to go to the Text Inspector, and set the features of the text to appear in the box (for example, you may want it to expand down, rather than be centred in the box).
Depending on the functionality you want, you may also be able to get the desired effect by selecting the existing body text box, extending it across the width of the slide, and then in the Text Inspector, in the Columns panel, specify that it is to be 2 columns.