- From: Dean Edwards <dean@edwards.name>
- Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2005 17:32:28 +0000
Olav Junker Kj?r wrote: > Ian Hickson wrote: > >> NOTE: Other than the three issues listed in the "Status of this >> document" section (the <dataentry> proposal, the question of whether >> the repetition model is needed at all, and the div-form-inline content >> model issue) I am not aware of any outstanding issues on the WF2 >> specification. > > > What are the arguments for dropping the repetition model? > FWIW I believe that the repetition model is quite useful, and it would > be a shame to drop it. Especially combined with data roundtrips > (replace=values), it enables an elegant way of editing tabular data. A > data grid is an essential component of any UI widget set, and the > template based approach in WF2 makes it more powerfull and flexible than > most. > > There might be point in editorially seperating the repetition model spec > from the form-related parts of WF2, though. They don't have too many > dependencies between them, and it might make both specs clearer and more > focused. > > regards > Olav Junker Kj?r > > I like the repetition model but maybe it needs more work. But not much more. I feel we are very close to a simple yet useful mechanism. If we did separate it into a separate module then we would have time to tweak it... -dean
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