Re: XForms timer

Hi Eric,

As a point of reference, the XFDL language expresses a presentation layer 
that "skins" XForms with
presentation level controls like buttons, popup/dropdown controls, check 
boxes, etc.

One of our controls is the xfdl:action.  We called it action back in 1994, 
so the local name conflict with
XForms is unintentional.

Anyway, it provides a metronome that can do something after a certain 
period of time.  The action
can be done once, repeatedly and/or intermittently.

In our latest version of XFDL+XForms, the xfdl:action element can be used 
as the skin for an
xforms:trigger or xforms:submit.

So, the point is that the host language could be the place where a timer 
object could be created
that decides when to actuate an xforms:trigger.

Cheers,

John M. Boyer, Ph.D.
Senior Product Architect/Research Scientist
Co-Chair, W3C XForms Working Group
Workplace, Portal and Collaboration Software
IBM Victoria Software Lab
E-Mail: boyerj@ca.ibm.com  http://www.ibm.com/software/

Blog: http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/blogs/page/JohnBoyer





Erik Bruchez <ebruchez@orbeon.com> 
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Re: XForms timer







Mark Birbeck wrote:
 > Adrian,
 >
 >> ...it's important because it's such a common requirement,
 >> and it becomes easier for the author if the language supports
 >> it directly & declaratively. If there are more common tasks
 >> that currently require scripting, then sure tackle them
 >> first. But this one seems to stick out as a very common use
 >> case which isn't currently covered.
 >
 > I agree, but I don't think it should be in XForms.

This could certainly be in another specification that can be used along 
with XForms, but I do think that somebody, somewhere should standardize 
declarative markup to implement a timer.

-Erik

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