Re: [svg-developers] SVG/XForms Profile - Status?

In a message dated 22/08/2002 15:49:13 GMT Daylight Time, 
Rick.Bullotta@lighthammer.com writes:


> Does anyone know if the XForms WG has considered a "grid" or "table" Form
> object?  The first release seems to be only a parallel of HTML form 
> objects.
> The selectable grid was always the glaringly missing component (and a must
> have for any heavy duty forms applications).  Easy enough to render in SVG,
> also... ;>
> 
> Rick Bullotta
> CTO
> Lighthammer Software (www.lighthammer.com)
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dean Jackson [mailto:dino@grorg.org]On Behalf Of Dean Jackson
> Sent: Thursday, August 22, 2002 10:41 AM
> To: svg-developers@yahoogroups.com
> Cc: www-forms@w3.org; www-svg@w3.org; XForms@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [svg-developers] SVG/XForms Profile - Status?
> 
> 
>   On Thu, 22 Aug 2002, AndrewWatt2001@aol.com wrote:
> 
>   > I was wondering if anyone is in a position to say what the status of a
>   > possible XForms/SVG Profile currently is.
>   >
>   > One reason I ask is that XForms has just entered a "pre-Candidate
>   > Recommendation general tidy up" (my term) phase - see
>   > http://www.w3.org/TR/2002/WD-xforms-20020821/
>   >
>   > With SVG 1.1 currently at CR stage - see
>   > http://www.w3.org/TR/2002/CR-SVG11-20020430/, it seems practical to
> consider
>   > the synergy of XForms and SVG and whether and how an SVG/XForms Profile
>   > should be developed.
>   >
>   > I have had a look for any sign of public W3C documents relating to such
> a
>   > profile but failed to find any so far.
> 
>   There aren't any yet, but the SVG WG is committed to examine the
>   integration of SVG and XForms. Here is an extract from the
>   SVG WG charter:
> 
>   [[[
> 
>   The principal request is greater integration with other W3C
>   specifications, such as XForms (to allow SVG form controls); ...
> 
>   Coordination with the XForms Working Group will ensure that SVG will
>   be usable as a rich presentation layer for XForms, allowing
>   integration of form controls in SVG graphics.
> 
>   ]]]
> 
>   The SVG Working Group has spent a lot of time looking at
>   XForms integration recently. I can't say when you'll see something,
>   but it shouldn't be too long.
> 
>   Dean

Rick,

The current version of the XForms WD is at 
http://www.w3.org/TR/XForms

I am copying this to the XForms lists so someone can perhaps respond to you 
directly about the background discussions to the current draft.

Andrew Watt