Re: XForms and WinLIKE windows

Aaron Reed wrote:
> Micheal wrote:
> 
>> Hi there,
>>
>> will the XForms work with WinLIKE (www.winlike.com)?
>> This is a window manager for web applications. And forms
>> are very important. Here is a sample of the Developer Framework:
>> http://www.ceiton-usa.com/tryonline/43_develop_submit_other.html
>> WinLIKE is using Javascript to post data from one window to
>> another.
>>
>> Thanks, Michael.
>>
>>
> 
> I honestly have no idea.  We have not been approached by them for any 
> evaluations or anything.
> 
> Here is my opinion given the 15 minutes I spent looking at their site:
> If all they are doing is wrappering the window and styling it, then they 
> should have no problem displaying XForms.  However, XForms has 
> introduced its own submission process so that may not tie in well with 
> WinLIKE as it stands today.  And I would think that there are some 
> events that XForms generates which WinLIKE might want to listen for. 
> XForms also is XHTML based and carries all of the namespacing, etc, 
> which WinLIKE isn't set up for currently, I wouldn't think.
> 
> So I don't think that there is anything from preventing WinLIKE to work 
> with XForms eventually, but as it stands now I don't think that it would 
> behave well.
> 
> --Aaron


Hi Aaron,

my name is Tobias and I'm working at CEITON. We've developed
WinLIKE. I was reading this thread with a large interest and
I'm asking whether I could write you an eMail.

Thank you, Tobias.