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XFORMS Approved by W3C

Posted by Hemos on from the build-it-for-all dept.

cshoes writes "As of November 12th, the W3C has approved xforms. Xforms are a major step up from standard html forms, as they can be created in the developers medium of choice (xhtml, xml, svg...). This flexibility allows the forms not only to be displayed on web sites, but also handhelds, phones, and screenreaders. The W3C's page on xforms is here. Overall, very good news for developers everywhere."

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  1. more information... by chiddiscokid · · Score: 3, Informative

    here

    site looks familiar ;-)

  2. Re:SO when do we get client support on most client by leighklotz · · Score: 4, Informative
    > When, for instance, will Mozilla or IE support this?

    See the list of implementations. Here are some highlights, in answer to your question:

    • XForms in Mozilla has been assigned to an implementor; you can track its status in bugzilla, as has been reported here a few times.
    • As for IE, when W3C issued the recommendation to begin implementing, there was already a plug-in for IE and a server-side XForms to Flash transcoder, which means that XForms works on anything that supports Flash.

    That should tide us over until support for mobile phones, pdas, appliances, net-connected office equipment, workflow systems, and other browsers pick up support.

    If you are implementing XForms yourself, please do send implementation feedback.