Index: openacs-4/packages/acs-templating/tcl/form-procs.tcl
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RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/acs-templating/tcl/form-procs.tcl,v
diff -u -N -r1.59.2.7 -r1.59.2.8
--- openacs-4/packages/acs-templating/tcl/form-procs.tcl	29 Mar 2023 13:23:43 -0000	1.59.2.7
+++ openacs-4/packages/acs-templating/tcl/form-procs.tcl	30 Nov 2023 15:13:27 -0000	1.59.2.8
@@ -549,14 +549,14 @@
         }
     }
 
-    # get any additional attributes developer specified to include in form tag
-    if { [info exists properties(html)] } {
-        array set attributes $properties(html)
-    }
+    #
+    # Get any additional attributes developer specified to include in
+    # the form tag and merge them with attributes specified by
+    # designer in the formtemplate tag.
+    #
+    array set attributes \
+        [::template::widget::merge_tag_attributes properties $tag_attributes]
 
-    # add on or replace with attributes specified by designer in formtemplate tag
-    array set attributes $tag_attributes
-
     # set the form to point back to itself if action is not specified
     if { ! [info exists properties(action)] } {
         set properties(action) [ns_conn url]