Well, the only thing I saw as a boon to you, Jesse, with the submit being in an xml format is that browser side ajax components could add things to the form.
Like an "Add comment" button - js generates an input field that 'extends' the form document. The devil is in the details of course but I think that at least good ideas can come from looking at XForms. Geoff On 3/2/06, Jesse Kuhnert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I think all the functionality provided in the demos I've seen is already > going to be provided in tap 4.1, just with better components ;) > > They do look cool though. It's debatable whether or not the data in the > forms should be stored as full fledged xml documents. Maybe it's a good open > way to provide access to it, I just don't like the idea of inefficiences it > might entail. The data is already "in the forms" in most instances, but it > could be a good idea... > > The whatwg site seems to be down, but I know the w3c is trying to establish > the next wave of support for these things here > http://www.w3.org/2006/webapi/. > > Still, I do very much like the idea of the data being easily available in a > standard format on the client. We'll have to see if a client side api can > make this more usable, or if a universal document format is better? > > jesse > > On 3/2/06, Geoff Longman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Full support for XForms would be cool but I was thinking more of > > loking at the idea that the browser posts the form tree (the model in > > XForms) > > > > Geoff > > > > On 3/2/06, Leonardo Quijano Vincenzi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Wow....... > > > And this is currently available as a server engine.... > > > > > > -- > > > Ing. Leonardo Quijano Vincenzi > > > DTQ Software > > > > > > > > > Geoff Longman wrote: > > > > I've been looking a XForms for a project at work and it occured to me > > > > that the approach taken there might be applied to T5 and the "i hate > > > > the rewind" problem. > > > > > > > > Of course, no browser supports XForms natively but there are examples > > > > where people have gotten around this using ajax. It's quite cool. > > > > > > > > examples: > > > > > > > > http://www.orbeon.com/software/get-excited > > > > > > > > http://www.formfaces.com/faces/Examples/index.html > > > > > > > > More about xforms: > > > > > > > > http://www.orbeon.com/ops/doc/reference-xforms-ng > > > > > > > > Geoff > > > > > > > > -- > > > > The Spindle guy. http://spindle.sf.net > > > > Get help with Spindle: > > > > http://lists.sourceforge.net/mailman/listinfo/spindle-user > > > > Blog: http://jroller.com/page/glongman > > > > Feature Updates: http://spindle.sf.net/updates > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > The Spindle guy. http://spindle.sf.net > > Get help with Spindle: > > http://lists.sourceforge.net/mailman/listinfo/spindle-user > > Blog: http://jroller.com/page/glongman > > Feature Updates: http://spindle.sf.net/updates > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > -- The Spindle guy. http://spindle.sf.net Get help with Spindle: http://lists.sourceforge.net/mailman/listinfo/spindle-user Blog: http://jroller.com/page/glongman Feature Updates: http://spindle.sf.net/updates --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
