- From: T. V. Raman <tvraman@almaden.ibm.com>
- Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2001 10:38:49 -0700
- To: Berin Loritsch <bloritsch@apache.org>
- Cc: XForms Mailing List <www-forms@w3.org>
We expect to handle this via xforms modularization;
roughly,
you should be able to use the model and binding modules from
xforms and bind ui using your favorite vocabulary.
We define a set of UI widgets for XHTML because that is one
of the things we are chartered to do.
>>>>> "Berin" == Berin Loritsch <bloritsch@apache.org> writes:
Berin> Overall, I want to say that this iteration is
Berin> even better. I like the additional UI elements,
Berin> and the offering of representations of what the
Berin> UI elements could or should look like.
Berin> However, it does not address using XForms
Berin> exclusively. For instance, the XForms UI *must*
Berin> be embedded in another type of markup altogether.
Berin> Embedding the UI in XHTML is nobel, and
Berin> necessary--but for XForms to be mature, it also
Berin> needs to be able to stand alone. I would like to
Berin> be able to use a layout manager to handle
Berin> placement of the UI elements on the screen--and
Berin> not bother with XHTML altogether for some
Berin> instances. An example would be using XForms UI
Berin> to create a Java Swing dialog box according to
Berin> Sun's Layout guidelines. Clearly, XHTML does not
Berin> apply in this situation.
Berin> I don't necessarily want to see horizontal rules
Berin> or other things like that in the spec, just
Berin> simple groupings of UI elements that is separate
Berin> and distinct from XHTML.
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Best Regards,
--raman
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