W3C Outlines XForms 1.1 Requirements

Hello,

  The W3C has published the requirements for the next
version of XForms, that is, 1.1.

  The W3C XForms working group members write in the
intro:

   XForms 1.1 makes incremental improvements over
version 1.0 to provide expanded behaviors for the
existing and established XForms Model-View-Controller
Framework and by embracing SOAP. This version also
makes adjustments to XForms to facilitate its adoption
in other host languages.


   New XForms 1.1 requirements include:

   1. Client/Server Interaction

    * 1.1 SOAP Integration
    * 1.2 Improved Control over Submission

   2. Incremental Improvements to XForms 1.0

    * 2.1 Repeat/Insert Enhancements
    * 2.2 Bind Attribute on Bind Element
    * 2.3 Email-address Datatype
    * 2.4 XForms Processor as XML Editor
    * 2.5 Power Function
    * 2.6 Referencing Bind Sites in XPath Expressions
    * 2.7 Improved Search for Instance Data by Key
Value

   3. Better Integration to Host Languages

    * 3.1 Simplify Authoring XForms in XHTML2
    * 3.2 XForms Model as Distinct Conformance Level


  Full story @ http://www.w3.org/TR/xforms-11-req/

  - Gerald

PS: If you wondered if Microsoft will ever support
XForms join the discussion going on on the
[email protected] mailinglist (look for Microsoft and
XForms headings). You can browse the archive online @
http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-forms/2004Jan/subject.html
 


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