- From: Erik Bruchez <ebruchez@orbeon.com>
- Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2008 09:20:18 -0700
- To: public-xforms@w3.org
Nick, Uli: I also don't think that setting a value to the empty string should cause a default value to be reapplied. More than a "default value", maybe this should be called "initial value". -Erik On Mar 12, 2008, at 5:02 AM, Ulrich Nicolas Lissé wrote: > > Nick, > > please see my comments inline. > > On Wed, March 12, 2008 12:28 pm, Nick_Van_den_Bleeken@inventivegroup.com > wrote: >> All, >> >> While creating the contents for the XForms 1.2 feature "Add support >> for >> default values without the need of an instance element" I ran >> across some >> questions the group has to get consensus on, before I can continue: >> >> Wiki page : >> http://www.w3.org/MarkUp/Forms/wiki/Add_support_for_default_values_without_the_need_of_an_instance_element >> >> If the answer to all the following questions is 'Yes' then I think >> I can >> create a canonical XForms version but I just want to know the group >> beliefs that a positive answer to this questions is desirable: >> >> 1) Does the initial value gets reinforced when the user sets the >> value of >> the control to the empty string? Yes > > No, I don't think so. It would prevent the user from deleting values > on > purpose. The default value should only be reinforced upon xforms- > reset. > >> 2) Does the initial value only gets applied if the initial text >> content of >> the bound node is empty? Yes > > Ok. > >> 3) Does the initial value gets applied when a control is created >> due to >> the insertion of a node and its text content is empty? Yes > > Ok. > >> 4) Does the initial value gets reinforced when the node to which the >> control was bound changes and the text content of the new node is >> empty? >> Yes > > No, see above. > > Regards, > Uli. > >> >> Regards, >> >> Nick Van den Bleeken - Research & Development Manager >> Inventive Designers >> Phone: +32 - 3 - 8210170 >> Fax: +32 - 3 - 8210171 >> Email: Nick_Van_den_Bleeken@inventivegroup.com >> >> -------------------------------------------------- >> >> Inventive Designers' Email Disclaimer: >> >> http://www.inventivedesigners.com/email-disclaimer >> >> > > > -- Orbeon Forms - Web Forms for the Enterprise Done the Right Way http://www.orbeon.com/
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