fixed textarea field not being form-validated and highlighted

css/css.css

 html body .ui-input-text.invalid,
+html body .ui-select .ui-btn.invalid,
 html body .required.invalid ~ label {
   border: 1px solid red !important;
 }

data/person_fieldlist.json

@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@
       "enabled": true,
       "editable": true,
       "external_validator": null,
-      "required": null,
+      "required": true,
       "preserve_whitespace": null,
       "unicode": null,
       "maximum_lines": null,
@@ -1052,7 +1052,7 @@
       "enabled": true,
       "editable": true,
       "external_validator": null,
-      "required": null,
+      "required": true,
       "preserve_whitespace": null,
       "unicode": null,
       "maximum_lines": null,

js/erp5_loader.js

@@ -869,7 +869,7 @@
         config.attributes = {
           "data-enhanced": "true",
           "type": (prevail.widget.hidden || spec.widget.hidden) === true ?
-              "hidden" : type
+              "hidden" : (type || null)
         };
         config.logic = {
           "data-vv-validations": validation_list || undefined,
@@ -2052,26 +2052,12 @@
   // TODO: crap to use both layout and children!
   // NOTE: securing ? http://nedbatchelder.com/text/stopbots.html
   factory.form = function (spec) {
-    var i,
-      j,
-      k,
-      layout,
-      element,
-      container,
-      area,
-      field,
-      overrides,
-      position,
-      doc,
-      config,
-      value,
-      stamp,
-      sauce,
-      encode,
-      secure = spec.property_dict.secure,
-      safety_box,
-      noscript,
-      fragment = factory.util.wrapInForm(spec),
+    var i, j, k, layout, element, container, area, field, overrides,
+      position, doc, config, value, stamp, sauce, encode, secure,
+      safety_box, noscript, fragment, wrap;
+
+      secure = spec.property_dict.secure;
+      fragment = factory.util.wrapInForm(spec);
       wrap = function (area, captcha) {
         var keys = {};
 
@@ -2157,7 +2143,7 @@
 
       for (j = 0; j < layout.fieldlist.length; j += 1) {
         field = layout.fieldlist[j];
-        console.log(field.title)
+
         config = spec.fields[field.title];
         overrides = field.overrides;
         doc = spec.data || undefined;
@@ -3381,6 +3367,12 @@
         break;
       }
     }
+
+    // clear textarea type=null if set
+    if (config.type === "textarea") {
+      delete config.attributes.type;
+    }
+
     // assemble
     container_class_list += " ui-corner-all ui-shadow-inset" +
       disabled + readonly + (action || "") + (clear || "") + (theme || "");