XForms 1.0 also includes <help> and <hint> elements for every control. They can be used to give the user extra information about a control. Its up to the UI renderer as to how this information is displayed, although the spec gives some guidance.
Simon Ivelin Ivanov wrote: > Phil, > > Sorry it took me a while to respond, I am having some problems with the 2.1 > build. > > The XForms spec mandates one <caption/> sub element. > I think if you need additional text, you can use other custom tags from your > own namespace. > > <xf:textbox> > <xf:caption>My field</xf:caption> > <additionalElement>Custom Text</additionalElement> > </xf:textbox> > > Another option is to not set display text directly in the caption tag, but > instead specify a lookup key like my.field which is then replaced via i18n > tags. > > > As far as wizard2html.xsl is concerned, it is only intended as a demo. > xmlform2html.xsl on the other hand should be generic. > > > Looking forward to your comments, > > Ivelin > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Phil" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, September 16, 2002 11:09 PM > Subject: Re: XMLForm stylesheet change suggestion > > > That does take care of the phantom text, but what if someone wanted some > additional text on the form. The patch that I posted is based on the > assumption that someone would not want a double post of the first caption, > but any additional captions they would want to see. With the patch that is > in cvs, what element would you use to go about getting additional text into > the form (current problem I am working on)? > > Also, is the wizard2html.xsl supposed to be app specific or general to all > xmlform apps? > > Thanks, > Phil > > On Monday 16 September 2002 08:41 pm, Ivelin Ivanov wrote: > >>Thanks for reminding me that this is an outstanding bug. >> >>I have applied a patch and closed it. It is a little different than yours, >>but it achieves the same effect. >> >>Please do a diff and let me know if you think the patch won't work. >> >>http://nagoya.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=9716 >> >> >>Best, >> >>Ivelin >> >> >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>Sent: Monday, September 16, 2002 9:46 PM >>Subject: XMLForm stylesheet change suggestion >> >> >>I have a change for the file wizard2html.xsl which will remove the caption >>that appears on the side of the page. If someone would tell me the proper >>way to submit this information in the future, I would be happy to comply. >> >>original code: >> <xsl:for-each select="*[name() != 'xf:submit']"> >> <xsl:choose> >> <xsl:when test="name() = 'error'"/> >> <xsl:when test="xf:*"> >> <xsl:apply-templates select="."/> >> </xsl:when> >> <xsl:otherwise> >> <xsl:copy-of select="."/> >> </xsl:otherwise> >> </xsl:choose> >> </xsl:for-each> >> >> >>modified code: >> <xsl:for-each select="*[name() != 'xf:submit']"> >> <xsl:choose> >> <xsl:when test="name() = 'error'"/> >><!-- start new code --> >> <xsl:when test="name() = 'xf:caption'"> >> <xsl:if test="count(parent::node()/xf:caption) > 1"> >> <xsl:if test="parent::node()/xf:caption[1] != ."> >> <tr> >> <td align="center" colspan="3"> >> <xsl:value-of select="."/> >> </td> >> </tr> >> <tr> >> <td colspan="3"> >> </td> >> </tr> >> </xsl:if> >> </xsl:if> >> </xsl:when> >><!-- end new code --> >> <xsl:when test="xf:*"> >> <xsl:apply-templates select="."/> >> </xsl:when> >> <xsl:otherwise> >> <xsl:copy-of select="."/> >> </xsl:otherwise> >> </xsl:choose> >> </xsl:for-each> >> <tr> >> <td align="center" colspan="3"> >> <xsl:for-each select="*[name() = 'xf:submit']"> >> <xsl:copy-of select="." /> >> <xsl:text> </xsl:text> >> </xsl:for-each> >> >> >>--------------------------------------------------------------------- >>Please check that your question has not already been answered in the >>FAQ before posting. <http://xml.apache.org/cocoon/faq/index.html> >> >>To unsubscribe, e-mail: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>For additional commands, e-mail: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >> >> >>--------------------------------------------------------------------- >>Please check that your question has not already been answered in the >>FAQ before posting. <http://xml.apache.org/cocoon/faq/index.html> >> >>To unsubscribe, e-mail: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>For additional commands, e-mail: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Please check that your question has not already been answered in the > FAQ before posting. <http://xml.apache.org/cocoon/faq/index.html> > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For additional commands, e-mail: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Please check that your question has not already been answered in the > FAQ before posting. <http://xml.apache.org/cocoon/faq/index.html> > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For additional commands, e-mail: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > -- ------------------------------------------------------------------- Simon Price Institute for Learning and Research Technology University of Bristol 8-10 Berkeley Square Bristol BS8 1HH United Kingdom Direct: +44 (0)7071 226 720 Office: +44 (0)117 928 7193 Fax: +44 (0)117 928 7112 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.ilrt.bristol.ac.uk --------------------------------------------------------------------- Please check that your question has not already been answered in the FAQ before posting. <http://xml.apache.org/cocoon/faq/index.html> To unsubscribe, e-mail: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
