Own all form styling in components; remove form CSS from input.css

Form controls were styled "at a distance": Django renders bare
<input>/<select>/<textarea>/<label>, so input.css reached in with ID-scoped
#add-form descendant rules plus a global form *:disabled rule and .errorlist.
The #add-form ID specificity forced state rules to climb, needed
:not([data-search-select-search]) carve-outs, and broke on markup changes — it
surfaced as the add_purchase Name/related_game fields not reading as disabled.

Components now own all form styling via utilities on the elements themselves:

- PrimitiveWidgetsMixin stamps INPUT/SELECT/TEXTAREA_CLASS (incl. disabled:
  variants) onto native widgets by type, skipping SearchSelect (self-styled)
  and checkboxes.
- New FormFields(form, *, extras=...) renders label + control + errors + row
  layout with their own classes (replaces form.as_div()); the <form> owns its
  flex layout. extras appends a node into a named field's row (session
  timestamp buttons).
- AddForm/purchase/session render via FormFields; login too — a new
  LoginForm(PrimitiveWidgetsMixin, AuthenticationForm) styles its inputs and
  auth.py renders it via FormFields + a StyledButton (was as_table).
- input.css loses the entire #add-form block, the global :disabled rule, and
  .errorlist. State (disabled:) now lives on the element — no specificity wars,
  no carve-outs, robust to markup edits.

Tests: error rendering uses the component class (not .errorlist); add-form
labels/inputs carry their own classes; e2e login fixtures click the Login
button by text (submit is now a <button>); Name disabled cursor asserted.
CLAUDE.md documents the no-styling-at-a-distance + FormFields conventions.

513 passed; lint/format/ts-check clean.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>

CLAUDE.md

@@ -189,6 +189,8 @@ Pytest settings are in `pyproject.toml` under `[tool.pytest.ini_options]` (`DJAN
 - **Signals handle side-effects** — do not manually recalculate `Game.playtime` or `Purchase.num_purchases`; the signals in `games/signals.py` do this on save/delete.
 - **Button colors**: `blue` (primary action), `red` (destructive), `gray` (secondary), `green` (positive). Icon buttons use `icon=True`.
 - **Inline Alpine.js** is used for client-side reactivity in domain components (`GameStatusSelector`, `SessionDeviceSelector`). The pattern is `x-data="{...}"` with `fetchWithHtmxTriggers()` for PATCH API calls.
+- **No styling-at-a-distance; elements carry their own classes**: `input.css` is document bootstrapping only (Tailwind import, theme, fonts, resets) — it contains **no form/component styling and no selectors that reach across the DOM** (`#id descendant`, `form input:disabled`, etc.) to style something a component owns. An element's appearance, **including state** (`disabled:`, `has-[:disabled]:`, `focus:`), comes from utility classes on that element, emitted by its component. This keeps state composable (no specificity wars) and robust to markup edits.
+- **Forms render via `FormFields`/`AddForm`, never `form.as_div()`**: `FormFields(form, *, extras=...)` (in `primitives.py`) renders label + control + errors + row layout with their own classes; native controls get their classes from `PrimitiveWidgetsMixin` (`games/forms.py`, which stamps `INPUT/SELECT/TEXTAREA_CLASS` incl. `disabled:` variants by widget type, skipping SearchSelect + checkbox). Every form is on this path, including login (`LoginForm(PrimitiveWidgetsMixin, AuthenticationForm)`). `extras` appends a node into a named field's row (e.g. the session timestamp buttons).
 - **Disabling composite widgets**: a composite widget (e.g. `SearchSelect`) carries its `id` on a wrapper `<div>`, which has no `disabled` state — setting `.disabled` on it is a no-op. Disable the inner control (for `SearchSelect`, the `[data-search-select-search]` input); the **component owns its disabled *look*** via `has-[:disabled]:` utilities on its container class, so callers toggle only the control's `disabled`, never styles.
 - **Platform icons** are SVG snippets in `games/templates/icons/<slug>.html`. Add new ones there and reference them by slug in `Platform.icon`.
 - **Name compound types explicitly** — if a `tuple`, `dict`, or other compound value is passed between functions or appears in multiple signatures, give it a named type (`TypedDict`, `NamedTuple`, or a `type` alias) rather than repeating the structural annotation. This applies even to small types used in only a few places; the name carries intent that the structure cannot. Examples: `LabeledOption = tuple[str, str]` instead of repeating `tuple[str, str]` for (value, label) pairs; `RangeValues(min, max)` instead of `tuple[str, str]` for range bounds.

common/components/__init__.py

@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ from common.components.primitives import (
     A,
     AddForm,
     ButtonGroup,
+    FormFields,
     Checkbox,
     CsrfInput,
     Div,
@@ -114,6 +115,7 @@ __all__ = [
     "randomid",
     "A",
     "AddForm",
+    "FormFields",
     "StyledButton",
     "ButtonGroup",
     "Checkbox",

common/components/primitives.py

@@ -600,6 +600,74 @@ def YearPicker(
     )
 
 
+# Form-field rendering. The element classes (label/error/checkbox-row + the
+# controls, which carry their own classes via PrimitiveWidgetsMixin) live here,
+# not in input.css — no selector reaches across the DOM to style a form.
+_LABEL_CLASS = "mb-2.5 text-sm font-medium text-heading"
+_FIELD_ERROR_CLASS = "mt-4 mb-1 pl-3 py-2 bg-red-600 text-slate-200 w-[300px]"
+# Checkbox + its label share a row (unlike block fields), justified apart.
+_CHECKBOX_ROW_CLASS = "flex flex-row justify-between mt-3"
+
+
+def _field_errors(errors) -> Node | None:
+    """Render a form/field ErrorList as a styled <ul>, or None if empty."""
+    items = [Li(children=[str(error)]) for error in errors]
+    if not items:
+        return None
+    return Ul(attributes=[("class", _FIELD_ERROR_CLASS)], children=items)
+
+
+def FormFields(form, *, extras: dict[str, Node] | None = None) -> Node:
+    """Render a Django form's fields as self-styled component rows.
+
+    Replaces ``form.as_div()`` so labels, errors, row layout, and the checkbox
+    row carry their own classes (no form styling in input.css). Native controls
+    get their classes from ``PrimitiveWidgetsMixin``; composite widgets
+    (SearchSelect) self-style. ``extras`` maps a field name to a node appended
+    inside that field's row (e.g. the session timestamp helper buttons).
+    """
+    extras = extras or {}
+    rows: list[Node] = []
+
+    non_field = _field_errors(form.non_field_errors())
+    if non_field:
+        rows.append(non_field)
+
+    for field in form:
+        if field.is_hidden:
+            rows.append(Safe(str(field)))
+            continue
+
+        is_checkbox = getattr(field.field.widget, "input_type", None) == "checkbox"
+        label = Label(
+            attributes=[("for", field.id_for_label), ("class", _LABEL_CLASS)],
+            children=[str(field.label)],
+        )
+        control = Safe(str(field))
+        errors = _field_errors(field.errors)
+        extra = extras.get(field.name)
+
+        if is_checkbox:
+            children: list[Node] = [label, control]
+            if errors:
+                children.append(errors)
+            if extra:
+                children.append(extra)
+            rows.append(
+                Div(attributes=[("class", _CHECKBOX_ROW_CLASS)], children=children)
+            )
+        else:
+            children = []
+            if errors:
+                children.append(errors)
+            children.extend([label, control])
+            if extra:
+                children.append(extra)
+            rows.append(Div(children=children))
+
+    return Fragment(*rows, separator="\n")
+
+
 def AddForm(
     form,
     *,
@@ -610,18 +678,23 @@ def AddForm(
 ) -> Node:
     """Page body for the generic add/edit form (Python equivalent of add.html).
 
-    `fields` overrides the default ``form.as_div()`` field markup (used by the
+    `fields` overrides the default ``FormFields(form)`` field markup (used by the
     session form, which lays out its fields manually). `additional_row` holds
     extra submit buttons rendered below the main Submit button. `submit_class`
     is applied to the main Submit button (the session form passes "" to match
     its original markup).
     """
-    field_markup = fields if fields is not None else Safe(form.as_div())
+    field_markup = fields if fields is not None else FormFields(form)
     submit_attrs = [("class", submit_class)] if submit_class else []
 
     inner_form = Element(
         "form",
-        attributes=[("method", "post"), ("enctype", "multipart/form-data")],
+        attributes=[
+            ("method", "post"),
+            ("enctype", "multipart/form-data"),
+            # Form owns its row layout (was the #add-form form{} rule in input.css).
+            ("class", "flex flex-col gap-3"),
+        ],
         children=[
             CsrfInput(request),
             field_markup,

common/input.css

@@ -127,19 +127,9 @@
   }
 }
 
-/* Standalone form controls get a distinct disabled surface. The SearchSelect's
+/* Form controls (incl. disabled state) and form-field markup (labels, errors,
-   inner search box is excluded: it's a composite widget that owns its disabled
+   rows) are styled by utilities on the elements themselves — see
-   look on the wrapper (has-[:disabled] in _CONTAINER_CLASS), so painting the
+   PrimitiveWidgetsMixin and FormFields. No form styling lives here. */
-   inner input here would render a nested box inside the wrapper. */
-form input:disabled:not([data-search-select-search]),
-select:disabled,
-textarea:disabled {
-  @apply cursor-not-allowed bg-neutral-secondary-strong text-fg-disabled;
-}
-
-.errorlist {
-  @apply mt-4 mb-1 pl-3 py-2 bg-red-600 text-slate-200 w-[300px];
-}
 
 #button-container button {
   @apply mx-1;
@@ -181,51 +171,6 @@ textarea:disabled {
     padding-left: 1em;
 }
 
-#add-form {
-  label + select, input, textarea {
-    @apply mt-1;
-  }
-  form {
-    @apply flex flex-col gap-3;
-  }
-
-  .form-row-button-group {
-    display: flex;
-    flex-direction: row;
-    @apply gap-0 p-0;
-    button {
-      @apply mr-0;
-      &:first-child {
-        @apply rounded-e-none;
-      }
-      &:nth-child(2) {
-        @apply rounded-none;
-      }
-      &:last-child {
-        @apply rounded-s-none;
-      }
-    }
-  }
-  label {
-    @apply mb-2.5 text-sm font-medium text-heading;
-  }
-  input:not([type="checkbox"]):not([data-search-select-search]) {
-    @apply mb-3 bg-neutral-secondary-medium border border-default-medium text-heading text-sm rounded-base focus:ring-brand focus:border-brand block w-full px-3 py-2.5 shadow-xs placeholder:text-body;
-  }
-  select {
-    @apply w-full px-3 py-2.5 bg-neutral-secondary-medium border border-default-medium text-heading text-sm rounded-base focus:ring-brand focus:border-brand shadow-xs placeholder:text-body;
-  }
-  textarea {
-    @apply bg-neutral-secondary-medium border border-default-medium text-heading text-sm rounded-base focus:ring-brand focus:border-brand block w-full p-3.5 shadow-xs placeholder:text-body;
-  }
-  :has(> label + input[type="checkbox"]) {
-    @apply mt-3; /* needed because compared to all other form elements checkbox and its label are on the same row */
-    display: flex;
-    flex-direction: row;
-    justify-content: space-between;
-  }
-}
-
 @layer utilities {
   .toast-container {
     @apply fixed z-50 flex flex-col items-end bottom-0 right-0 p-4;

e2e/test_custom_elements_e2e.py

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ def authenticated_page(live_server, page: Page, django_user_model) -> Page:
     page.goto(f"{live_server.url}{reverse('login')}")
     page.fill('input[name="username"]', "tester")
     page.fill('input[name="password"]', "secret123")
-    page.click('input[type="submit"]')
+    page.click('button:has-text("Login")')
     page.wait_for_url(f"{live_server.url}/tracker**")
     return page
 

e2e/test_purchase_e2e.py

@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ def authenticated_page(live_server, page: Page, django_user_model) -> Page:
     page.goto(f"{live_server.url}{reverse('login')}")
     page.fill('input[name="username"]', "tester")
     page.fill('input[name="password"]', "secret123")
-    page.click('input[type="submit"]')
+    page.click('button:has-text("Login")')
     page.wait_for_url(f"{live_server.url}/tracker**")
     return page
 

e2e/test_widgets_e2e.py

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ def authenticated_page(live_server, page: Page, django_user_model) -> Page:
     page.goto(f"{live_server.url}{reverse('login')}")
     page.fill('input[name="username"]', "tester")
     page.fill('input[name="password"]', "secret123")
-    page.click('input[type="submit"]')
+    page.click('button:has-text("Login")')
     page.wait_for_url(f"{live_server.url}/tracker**")
     return page
 
@@ -127,9 +127,14 @@ def test_add_purchase_type_toggles_disabled_fields(
 
     name_input = page.locator("#id_name")
     expect(name_input).to_be_disabled()
+    # The Name field (a plain input) self-styles its disabled state via the
+    # INPUT_CLASS disabled: variants — not a global rule. not-allowed is
+    # mode-independent, so it holds in light and dark.
+    assert name_input.evaluate("el => getComputedStyle(el).cursor") == "not-allowed"
 
     page.select_option("#id_type", "dlc")
     expect(name_input).to_be_enabled()
+    assert name_input.evaluate("el => getComputedStyle(el).cursor") != "not-allowed"
 
     page.select_option("#id_type", "game")
     expect(name_input).to_be_disabled()
@@ -168,7 +173,7 @@ def test_add_purchase_type_game_disables_related_game_search(
     page = authenticated_page
     page.goto(f"{live_server.url}{reverse('games:add_purchase')}")
     wrapper = page.locator("#id_related_game")
-    search = page.locator('#id_related_game [data-search-select-search]')
+    search = page.locator("#id_related_game [data-search-select-search]")
 
     page.select_option("#id_type", "game")
     expect(search).to_be_disabled()
@@ -177,7 +182,10 @@ def test_add_purchase_type_game_disables_related_game_search(
     # The disabled inner input stays transparent (excluded from the global
     # disabled-input surface) so the widget reads as one element, not a nested
     # box. transparent is mode-independent, so this holds in light and dark.
-    assert search.evaluate("el => getComputedStyle(el).backgroundColor") == "rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)"
+    assert (
+        search.evaluate("el => getComputedStyle(el).backgroundColor")
+        == "rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)"
+    )
     # The inner input carries the same not-allowed cursor as the wrapper, so the
     # cursor doesn't flicker as the pointer crosses the widget.
     assert search.evaluate("el => getComputedStyle(el).cursor") == "not-allowed"

games/forms.py

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 from django import forms
+from django.contrib.auth.forms import AuthenticationForm
 from django.db import transaction
 
 from common.components import (
@@ -25,6 +26,30 @@ custom_datetime_widget = forms.DateTimeInput(
 )
 autofocus_input_widget = forms.TextInput(attrs={"autofocus": "autofocus"})
 
+# Form controls self-style: these utility strings live on the elements (applied
+# by PrimitiveWidgetsMixin), so there is no form styling in input.css and no
+# selector reaching in to style them. The disabled: variants put state on the
+# element too — no specificity wars, robust to markup changes.
+_DISABLED_CONTROL = (
+    "disabled:bg-neutral-secondary-strong disabled:text-fg-disabled "
+    "disabled:cursor-not-allowed"
+)
+INPUT_CLASS = (
+    "mb-3 bg-neutral-secondary-medium border border-default-medium text-heading "
+    "text-sm rounded-base focus:ring-brand focus:border-brand block w-full "
+    f"px-3 py-2.5 shadow-xs placeholder:text-body {_DISABLED_CONTROL}"
+)
+SELECT_CLASS = (
+    "w-full px-3 py-2.5 bg-neutral-secondary-medium border border-default-medium "
+    "text-heading text-sm rounded-base focus:ring-brand focus:border-brand "
+    f"shadow-xs placeholder:text-body {_DISABLED_CONTROL}"
+)
+TEXTAREA_CLASS = (
+    "bg-neutral-secondary-medium border border-default-medium text-heading "
+    "text-sm rounded-base focus:ring-brand focus:border-brand block w-full p-3.5 "
+    f"shadow-xs placeholder:text-body {_DISABLED_CONTROL}"
+)
+
 
 class PrimitiveCheckboxWidget(forms.CheckboxInput):
     """Adapts Django's CheckboxInput to use our Checkbox component."""
@@ -60,6 +85,20 @@ class PrimitiveWidgetsMixin:
             if isinstance(field, forms.BooleanField):
                 field.widget = PrimitiveCheckboxWidget()
                 # Maintain the field's explicit required status (usually False for booleans)
+                continue
+            widget = field.widget
+            # SearchSelect is a self-styled composite component; never stamp the
+            # native-control classes onto it.
+            if isinstance(widget, SearchSelectWidget):
+                continue
+            if isinstance(widget, forms.Select):
+                control_class = SELECT_CLASS
+            elif isinstance(widget, forms.Textarea):
+                control_class = TEXTAREA_CLASS
+            else:
+                control_class = INPUT_CLASS
+            existing = widget.attrs.get("class", "")
+            widget.attrs["class"] = f"{existing} {control_class}".strip()
 
 
 class MultipleGameChoiceField(forms.ModelMultipleChoiceField):
@@ -420,3 +459,8 @@ class GameStatusChangeForm(PrimitiveWidgetsMixin, forms.ModelForm):
         widgets = {
             "timestamp": custom_datetime_widget,
         }
+
+
+class LoginForm(PrimitiveWidgetsMixin, AuthenticationForm):
+    """Django's auth form with our primitive widget styling so login inputs
+    self-style like every other form (no styling-at-a-distance)."""

games/static/base.css

@@ -2369,6 +2369,9 @@
   .p-3 {
     padding: calc(var(--spacing) * 3);
   }
+  .p-3\.5 {
+    padding: calc(var(--spacing) * 3.5);
+  }
   .p-4 {
     padding: calc(var(--spacing) * 4);
   }
@@ -3435,6 +3438,16 @@
       cursor: not-allowed;
     }
   }
+  .disabled\:bg-neutral-secondary-strong {
+    &:disabled {
+      background-color: var(--color-neutral-secondary-strong);
+    }
+  }
+  .disabled\:text-fg-disabled {
+    &:disabled {
+      color: var(--color-fg-disabled);
+    }
+  }
   .has-\[\:disabled\]\:cursor-not-allowed {
     &:has(*:is(:disabled)) {
       cursor: not-allowed;
@@ -4405,20 +4418,6 @@
     border-left-color: var(--color-slate-500);
   }
 }
-form input:disabled:not([data-search-select-search]), select:disabled, textarea:disabled {
-  cursor: not-allowed;
-  background-color: var(--color-neutral-secondary-strong);
-  color: var(--color-fg-disabled);
-}
-.errorlist {
-  margin-top: calc(var(--spacing) * 4);
-  margin-bottom: calc(var(--spacing) * 1);
-  width: 300px;
-  background-color: var(--color-red-600);
-  padding-block: calc(var(--spacing) * 2);
-  padding-left: calc(var(--spacing) * 3);
-  color: var(--color-slate-200);
-}
 #button-container button {
   margin-inline: calc(var(--spacing) * 1);
 }
@@ -4512,124 +4511,6 @@ form input:disabled:not([data-search-select-search]), select:disabled, textarea:
   margin-bottom: 0.5em;
   padding-left: 1em;
 }
-#add-form {
-  label + select, input, textarea {
-    margin-top: calc(var(--spacing) * 1);
-  }
-  form {
-    display: flex;
-    flex-direction: column;
-    gap: calc(var(--spacing) * 3);
-  }
-  .form-row-button-group {
-    display: flex;
-    flex-direction: row;
-    gap: calc(var(--spacing) * 0);
-    padding: calc(var(--spacing) * 0);
-    button {
-      margin-right: calc(var(--spacing) * 0);
-      &:first-child {
-        border-start-end-radius: 0;
-        border-end-end-radius: 0;
-      }
-      &:nth-child(2) {
-        border-radius: 0;
-      }
-      &:last-child {
-        border-start-start-radius: 0;
-        border-end-start-radius: 0;
-      }
-    }
-  }
-  label {
-    margin-bottom: calc(var(--spacing) * 2.5);
-    font-size: var(--text-sm);
-    line-height: var(--tw-leading, var(--text-sm--line-height));
-    --tw-font-weight: var(--font-weight-medium);
-    font-weight: var(--font-weight-medium);
-    color: var(--color-heading);
-  }
-  input:not([type="checkbox"]):not([data-search-select-search]) {
-    margin-bottom: calc(var(--spacing) * 3);
-    display: block;
-    width: 100%;
-    border-radius: var(--radius-base);
-    border-style: var(--tw-border-style);
-    border-width: 1px;
-    border-color: var(--color-default-medium);
-    background-color: var(--color-neutral-secondary-medium);
-    padding-inline: calc(var(--spacing) * 3);
-    padding-block: calc(var(--spacing) * 2.5);
-    font-size: var(--text-sm);
-    line-height: var(--tw-leading, var(--text-sm--line-height));
-    color: var(--color-heading);
-    --tw-shadow: 0 1px 2px 0 var(--tw-shadow-color, rgb(0 0 0 / 0.05));
-    box-shadow: var(--tw-inset-shadow), var(--tw-inset-ring-shadow), var(--tw-ring-offset-shadow), var(--tw-ring-shadow), var(--tw-shadow);
-    &::placeholder {
-      color: var(--color-body);
-    }
-    &:focus {
-      border-color: var(--color-brand);
-    }
-    &:focus {
-      --tw-ring-color: var(--color-brand);
-    }
-  }
-  select {
-    width: 100%;
-    border-radius: var(--radius-base);
-    border-style: var(--tw-border-style);
-    border-width: 1px;
-    border-color: var(--color-default-medium);
-    background-color: var(--color-neutral-secondary-medium);
-    padding-inline: calc(var(--spacing) * 3);
-    padding-block: calc(var(--spacing) * 2.5);
-    font-size: var(--text-sm);
-    line-height: var(--tw-leading, var(--text-sm--line-height));
-    color: var(--color-heading);
-    --tw-shadow: 0 1px 2px 0 var(--tw-shadow-color, rgb(0 0 0 / 0.05));
-    box-shadow: var(--tw-inset-shadow), var(--tw-inset-ring-shadow), var(--tw-ring-offset-shadow), var(--tw-ring-shadow), var(--tw-shadow);
-    &::placeholder {
-      color: var(--color-body);
-    }
-    &:focus {
-      border-color: var(--color-brand);
-    }
-    &:focus {
-      --tw-ring-color: var(--color-brand);
-    }
-  }
-  textarea {
-    display: block;
-    width: 100%;
-    border-radius: var(--radius-base);
-    border-style: var(--tw-border-style);
-    border-width: 1px;
-    border-color: var(--color-default-medium);
-    background-color: var(--color-neutral-secondary-medium);
-    padding: calc(var(--spacing) * 3.5);
-    font-size: var(--text-sm);
-    line-height: var(--tw-leading, var(--text-sm--line-height));
-    color: var(--color-heading);
-    --tw-shadow: 0 1px 2px 0 var(--tw-shadow-color, rgb(0 0 0 / 0.05));
-    box-shadow: var(--tw-inset-shadow), var(--tw-inset-ring-shadow), var(--tw-ring-offset-shadow), var(--tw-ring-shadow), var(--tw-shadow);
-    &::placeholder {
-      color: var(--color-body);
-    }
-    &:focus {
-      border-color: var(--color-brand);
-    }
-    &:focus {
-      --tw-ring-color: var(--color-brand);
-    }
-  }
-  :has(> label + input[type="checkbox"]) {
-    margin-top: calc(var(--spacing) * 3);
-    display: flex;
-    flex-direction: row;
-    justify-content: space-between;
-  }
-}
 @layer utilities {
   .toast-container {
     position: fixed;

games/views/auth.py

@@ -4,29 +4,12 @@ registration/login.html)."""
 from django.contrib.auth import views as auth_views
 from django.http import HttpResponse
 
-from common.components import CsrfInput, Div, Element, Input, Node, Safe
+from common.components import CsrfInput, Div, Element, FormFields, Node, StyledButton
-from common.components.primitives import Td, Tr
 from common.layout import render_page
+from games.forms import LoginForm
 
 
 def _login_content(form, request) -> Node:
-    table = Element(
-        "table",
-        children=[
-            CsrfInput(request),
-            Safe(str(form.as_table())),
-            Tr(
-                children=[
-                    Td(),
-                    Td(
-                        children=[
-                            Input(type="submit", attributes=[("value", "Login")])
-                        ],
-                    ),
-                ],
-            ),
-        ],
-    )
     return Div(
         [("class", "flex items-center flex-col")],
         [
@@ -37,15 +20,25 @@ def _login_content(form, request) -> Node:
             ),
             Element(
                 "form",
-                attributes=[("method", "post")],
+                attributes=[
-                children=[table],
+                    ("method", "post"),
+                    ("class", "flex flex-col gap-3 w-full max-w-sm"),
+                ],
+                children=[
+                    CsrfInput(request),
+                    FormFields(form),
+                    StyledButton([], "Login", type="submit"),
+                ],
             ),
         ],
     )
 
 
 class LoginView(auth_views.LoginView):
-    """Django's LoginView, but the page body is built in Python."""
+    """Django's LoginView, but the page body is built in Python and the form is
+    our `LoginForm` so its inputs self-style like every other form."""
+
+    authentication_form = LoginForm
 
     def render_to_response(self, context, **response_kwargs) -> HttpResponse:
         return render_page(

games/views/game.py

@@ -180,7 +180,8 @@ def add_game(request: HttpRequest) -> HttpResponse:
             ),
         ),
         title="Add New Game",
-        scripts=ModuleScript("dist/search_select.js") + ModuleScript("dist/add_game.js"),
+        scripts=ModuleScript("dist/search_select.js")
+        + ModuleScript("dist/add_game.js"),
     )
 
 

games/views/purchase.py

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ from common.components import (
     CsrfInput,
     Div,
     Element,
+    FormFields,
     Fragment,
     GameLink,
     Icon,
@@ -32,7 +33,6 @@ from common.components import (
     Node,
     PriceConverted,
     PurchasePrice,
-    Safe,
     SelectionFields,
     StyledButton,
     TableRow,
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ def add_purchase(request: HttpRequest, game_id: int = 0) -> HttpResponse:
         AddForm(
             form,
             request=request,
-            fields=Fragment(Safe(form.as_div()), _pricing_controls()),
+            fields=Fragment(FormFields(form), _pricing_controls()),
             additional_row=_purchase_additional_row(),
         ),
         title="Add New Purchase",

games/views/session.py

@@ -15,13 +15,13 @@ from common.components import (
     AddForm,
     ButtonGroup,
     Div,
+    FormFields,
     Fragment,
     Icon,
     ModuleScript,
     NameWithIcon,
     Node,
     Popover,
-    Safe,
     SearchField,
     SessionDeviceSelector,
     SessionTimestampButtons,
@@ -193,39 +193,34 @@ def search_sessions(request: HttpRequest) -> HttpResponse:
     return list_sessions(request, search_string=request.GET.get("search_string", ""))
 
 
-def _session_fields(form) -> Fragment:
+def _timestamp_buttons(field_name: str) -> Node:
-    """Manual per-field layout for the session form.
+    """The now/toggle/copy helper buttons appended to a timestamp field's row."""
+    this_side = "start" if field_name == "timestamp_start" else "end"
+    other_side = "end" if field_name == "timestamp_start" else "start"
+    return SessionTimestampButtons(
+        class_="flex flex-row gap-3 justify-start mt-3",
+        hx_boost="false",
+    )[
+        StyledButton(data_target=field_name, data_type="now", size="xs")["Set to now"],
+        StyledButton(data_target=field_name, data_type="toggle", size="xs")[
+            "Toggle text"
+        ],
+        StyledButton(data_target=field_name, data_type="copy", size="xs")[
+            f"Copy {this_side} value to {other_side}"
+        ],
+    ]
 
-    Mirrors the old add_session.html: each field gets its label and widget,
+
-    and the timestamp fields gain a row of now/toggle/copy helper buttons.
+def _session_fields(form) -> Node:
-    """
+    """Session form fields via the shared renderer, with timestamp helper
-    rows: list[Node] = []
+    buttons appended to the two timestamp rows."""
-    for field in form:
+    return FormFields(
-        children: list[Node | str] = [
+        form,
-            Safe(str(field.label_tag())),
+        extras={
-            Safe(str(field)),
+            name: _timestamp_buttons(name)
-        ]
+            for name in ("timestamp_start", "timestamp_end")
-        if field.name in ("timestamp_start", "timestamp_end"):
+        },
-            this_side = "start" if field.name == "timestamp_start" else "end"
+    )
-            other_side = "end" if field.name == "timestamp_start" else "start"
-            children.append(
-                SessionTimestampButtons(
-                    class_="form-row-button-group flex-row gap-3 justify-start mt-3",
-                    hx_boost="false",
-                )[
-                    StyledButton(data_target=field.name, data_type="now", size="xs")[
-                        "Set to now"
-                    ],
-                    StyledButton(data_target=field.name, data_type="toggle", size="xs")[
-                        "Toggle text"
-                    ],
-                    StyledButton(data_target=field.name, data_type="copy", size="xs")[
-                        f"Copy {this_side} value to {other_side}"
-                    ],
-                ]
-            )
-        rows.append(Div(children=children))
-    return Fragment(*rows, separator="\n")
 
 
 @login_required

tests/test_rendered_pages.py

@@ -128,6 +128,21 @@ class RenderedPagesTest(TestCase):
         self.assertIn("dist/add_game.js", html)
         self.assertIn("submit_and_redirect", html)
         self.assertIn("Submit & Create Purchase", html)  # & correctly escaped
+        # Fields self-style: label + control carry their own classes (no #add-form
+        # / form CSS in input.css).
+        self.assertIn("mb-2.5 text-sm font-medium text-heading", html)  # _LABEL_CLASS
+        self.assertIn("bg-neutral-secondary-medium", html)  # INPUT_CLASS surface
+        self.assertNoEscapedTags(html)
+
+    def test_form_errors_render_with_component_class(self):
+        """Invalid submits re-render field errors via FormFields' own class, not
+        Django's .errorlist (which no longer exists in the CSS)."""
+        # Non-empty but invalid (name is required) so the form binds and
+        # re-renders with errors — an empty {} POST is falsy and stays unbound.
+        response = self.client.post(reverse("games:add_game"), {"status": "u"})
+        html = response.content.decode()
+        self.assertIn("bg-red-600", html)  # _FIELD_ERROR_CLASS
+        self.assertNotIn('class="errorlist"', html)
         self.assertNoEscapedTags(html)
 
     def test_add_purchase_form(self):
@@ -264,8 +279,9 @@ class RenderedPagesTest(TestCase):
             "<!DOCTYPE html>",  # full Page() layout
             "Please log in to continue",
             "csrfmiddlewaretoken",
+            'name="username"',  # auth form fields rendered via FormFields
             'type="submit"',
-            'value="Login"',
+            ">Login<",  # StyledButton submit (was an <input value="Login">)
             "</html>",
         ]:
             self.assertIn(marker, html)