Well, I'm working on that sort of thing and I'm sure others are too. However it seems like MACR's Royale release later this year might have significant impact on this area.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Angel Stewart [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, 11 June 2003 1:13 p.m. > To: CF-Talk > Subject: RE: Cftextarea... > > Hey! > > How about Flash Widgets! > > You know..we have CFINput...how about FLASHINPUT! > > A little tag that would put all the code in the page to do the Flash > stuff for a simple input box! > And..and..oh wait no. That would mean generating a little .swf file. > > Welll...well have a CF_FLASHFORM! That would generate the .swf! > They could make it in ...in Dreamweaver MX! It doesn't have to be > CF-based at all..it could be EVERYTHING based!No..no screw everything CF > rules...but that would be selfish..so EVERYTHING Based(but it would be > easier with Flash remoting in CF...otherwise they have to have the Flash > remoting plugin..)! > Yes!! > > Something useful and really cool at last in DWMX!CF Studio eat ya heart > out! ^_^ (<---Gel still uses CF Studio). > > Insert Flash Form! > And it would cover ALL the current HTML controls...except they would all > be much better! > All the properties...like name...value...select options etc.And what > else? > > The other most common thing is pulling fields for a Select Option from a > database table..that would be included too!And Combo Box! > > The thing where you enter the first few letters and it finds the entry > in the list...that could be included too! What else do we like...what > else....Same Validation as CFINPUT! With a Message..and validate > text...little pop-up box before submit. > > That would be way cool! Fully customisable Flash > form....borders..background...text and font..the works! > Probably impossible to link a stylesheet to it...but provide the > capability Why not??? > > Now THAT will drive Rich User Interface stuff doohickey > thingamabobs!YES! > > *jumps* > > So! Who's gonna make it!?Macromedia! > FigLeaf...anyone? Anyone? > Bueller....Anyone....? > > -Gel > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Dave Watts [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > While I've never been a big fan of HTML interfaces, to say the least, > radio buttons are individual elements - you can put them one right after > the other, or you can separate them with line breaks. So I don't really > see how the syntax for radio buttons could be that similar to the syntax > for select boxes. > > I'd also hazard a guess that no one expected people to actually use HTML > forms, really. At least, not for this long. Yecch. > > Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software > http://www.figleaf.com/ > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=4 FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
