isn't there has no a option list type inputfield in core ?

[adrianmak]

In a simple situation , I just want a gender field , which in a dropdown list box hard-coded in Male and Female options

[adrian]

The dev version has an options fieldtype which is perfect for simple selects like this when there is no extra value in using a page field. Have a read about it here:

https://processwire.com/blog/posts/new-options-fieldtype-processwire-2.5.17/

[adrianmak]

The dev version has an options fieldtype which is perfect for simple selects like this when there is no extra value in using a page field. Have a read about it here:

https://processwire.com/blog/posts/new-options-fieldtype-processwire-2.5.17/

options  hard-coded in the field settings, could I grab options from other data source

for example, a variable in template 

$content-region[] = "content-top";

$content-region[] = "content-middle";

$content-region[] = "content-bottom";

[adrian]

a variable in template

Do you mean a field from a template? If so, then you should use a page field.

[Nico Knoll]

The easiest way (but probably not as fancy as the new module) is to use http://modules.processwire.com/modules/fieldtype-select/ . I use it for fields that simple, too

[adrianmak]

Do you mean a field from a template? If so, then you should use a page field.

No.

As I will declare several content regions in config.php

$config->region[] = 'xxxxxx';

Then, in a template field setup, there are few textarea field, each of them will associated to a list field of content regions available (data source from the above $config variable).

With this setup, user could have some certain of feasibility to put different textarea on different region

[LostKobrakai]

That does not work as you would like. But there's no real difference between hard coding in the config.php or hard coding in the settings of a options field. It may be not as easy to edit if you,ve already some texteditor open, but thats it.