Here is the code from module I used as the working example in my "Intro to Module Development" presentation at BADCamp today. This is just a quick example of how to modify a Drupal form. It adds buttons at the top of your node edit form. I also showed off my Input Format Manger module, available at: http://drupal.org/project/format_manager

top_buttons.info

; $Id:$<br>name = Top Buttons<br>description = Add extra Save, Preview and Delete buttons at the top of the node save form<br>core = 6.x<br>package = User interface

top_buttons.module

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