Added auto-guessing and updated some docs

README.textile

@@ -275,6 +275,10 @@ The Formtastic input types:
 * @:numeric@ - a text field (just like string). Default for  column types: @:integer@, @:float@, and @:decimal@.
 * @:file@ - a file field. Default for file-attachment attributes matching: "paperclip":http://github.com/thoughtbot/paperclip or "attachment_fu":http://github.com/technoweenie/attachment_fu.
 * @:country@ - a select menu of country names. Default for column types: :string with name @"country"@ - requires a *country_select* plugin to be installed.
+* @:email@ - a text field (just like string). Default for columns with name matching @"email"@. New in HTML5. Works on some mobile browsers already.
+* @:url@ - a text field (just like string). Default for columns with name matching @"url"@. New in HTML5. Works on some mobile browsers already.
+* @:phone@ - a text field (just like string). Default for columns with name matching @"phone"@ or @"fax"@. New in HTML5.
+* @:search@ - a text field (just like string). Default for columns with name matching @"search"@. New in HTML5. Works on Safari.
 * @:hidden@ - a hidden field. Creates a hidden field (added for compatibility).
 
 The comments in the code are pretty good for each of these (what it does, what the output is, what the options are, etc.) so go check it out.

lib/formtastic.rb

@@ -65,11 +65,10 @@ class SemanticFormBuilder < ActionView::Helpers::FormBuilder
     # * :boolean (a checkbox) - default for :boolean column types (you can also have booleans as :select and :radio)
     # * :string (a text field) - default for :string column types
     # * :numeric (a text field, like string) - default for :integer, :float and :decimal column types
-    # * :country (a select menu of country names) - requires a country_select plugin to be installed
-    # * :email (an email input) - New in HTML5 - needs to be explicitly provided with :as => :email
-    # * :url (a url input) - New in HTML5 - needs to be explicitly provided with :as => :url
-    # * :phone (a tel input) - New in HTML5 - needs to be explicitly provided with :as => :phone
-    # * :search (a search input) - New in HTML5 - needs to be explicity provided with :as => :search
+    # * :email (an email input) - default for :string column types with 'email' as the method name.
+    # * :url (a url input) - default for :string column types with 'url' as the method name.
+    # * :phone (a tel input) - default for :string column types with 'phone' or 'fax' in the method name.
+    # * :search (a search input) - default for :string column types with 'search' as the method name.
     # * :country (a select menu of country names) - requires a country_select plugin to be installed
     # * :hidden (a hidden field) - creates a hidden field (added for compatibility)
     #
@@ -82,7 +81,7 @@ class SemanticFormBuilder < ActionView::Helpers::FormBuilder
     #       <%= form.input :manager_id, :as => :radio %>
     #       <%= form.input :hired_at, :as => :date, :label => "Date Hired" %>
     #       <%= form.input :phone, :required => false, :hint => "Eg: +1 555 1234" %>
-    #       <%= form.input :email, :as => :email %>
+    #       <%= form.input :email %>
     #       <%= form.input :website, :as => :url, :hint => "You may wish to omit the http://" %>
     #     <% end %>
     #   <% end %>
@@ -1465,6 +1464,10 @@ def default_input_type(method, options = {}) #:nodoc:
             return :password  if method.to_s =~ /password/
             return :country   if method.to_s =~ /country$/
             return :time_zone if method.to_s =~ /time_zone/
+            return :email     if method.to_s =~ /^email$/
+            return :url       if method.to_s =~ /^url$/
+            return :phone     if method.to_s =~ /(phone|fax)/
+            return :search    if method.to_s =~ /^search$/
           when :integer
             return :select    if method.to_s =~ /_id$/
             return :numeric

spec/inputs/email_input_spec.rb

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
   describe "when object is provided" do
     before do
       @form = semantic_form_for(@new_post) do |builder|
-        concat(builder.input(:email, :as => :email))
+        concat(builder.input(:email))
       end
     end
 

spec/inputs/phone_input_spec.rb

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
   describe "when object is provided" do
     before do
       @form = semantic_form_for(@new_post) do |builder|
-        concat(builder.input(:phone, :as => :phone))
+        concat(builder.input(:phone))
       end
     end
 

spec/inputs/search_input_spec.rb

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
   describe "when object is provided" do
     before do
       @form = semantic_form_for(@new_post) do |builder|
-        concat(builder.input(:search, :as => :search))
+        concat(builder.input(:search))
       end
     end
 

spec/inputs/url_input_spec.rb

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
   describe "when object is provided" do
     before do
       @form = semantic_form_for(@new_post) do |builder|
-        concat(builder.input(:url, :as => :url))
+        concat(builder.input(:url))
       end
     end
 

spec/spec_helper.rb

@@ -231,16 +231,16 @@ def new_author_path; "/authors/new"; end
     ::Post.stub!(:to_ary)
 
     @new_post.stub!(:title)
-    @new_post.stub!(:email)
-    @new_post.stub!(:url)
-    @new_post.stub!(:phone)
-    @new_post.stub!(:search)
     @new_post.stub!(:to_ary)
     @new_post.stub!(:body)
     @new_post.stub!(:published)
     @new_post.stub!(:publish_at)
     @new_post.stub!(:created_at)
     @new_post.stub!(:secret)
+    @new_post.stub!(:url)
+    @new_post.stub!(:email)
+    @new_post.stub!(:search)
+    @new_post.stub!(:phone)
     @new_post.stub!(:time_zone)
     @new_post.stub!(:category_name)
     @new_post.stub!(:allow_comments)
@@ -258,6 +258,10 @@ def new_author_path; "/authors/new"; end
     @new_post.stub!(:column_for_attribute).with(:country).and_return(mock('column', :type => :string, :limit => 255))
     @new_post.stub!(:column_for_attribute).with(:country_subdivision).and_return(mock('column', :type => :string, :limit => 255))
     @new_post.stub!(:column_for_attribute).with(:country_code).and_return(mock('column', :type => :string, :limit => 255))
+    @new_post.stub!(:column_for_attribute).with(:email).and_return(mock('column', :type => :string, :limit => 255))
+    @new_post.stub!(:column_for_attribute).with(:url).and_return(mock('column', :type => :string, :limit => 255))
+    @new_post.stub!(:column_for_attribute).with(:phone).and_return(mock('column', :type => :string, :limit => 255))
+    @new_post.stub!(:column_for_attribute).with(:search).and_return(mock('column', :type => :string, :limit => 255))
 
     @new_post.stub!(:author).and_return(@bob)
     @new_post.stub!(:author_id).and_return(@bob.id)