Hello Paul, Paul Joseph <pjoseph_98 <at> yahoo.com> writes: > > Thank you for your reply Jeorn. > > I really like xForms...I hear your point about the > client being an issue for a non-server side solution. > > Is just the though of all that untapped client > processing power sitting almost unused that keeps me > thinking. well, i understand your point - as i've said - it depends on your point of view and requirements of your project. > > I proposed a client side xForms soluton to a customer > but he balked when he heard that it would need a > special plugin in the browser (IE6). maybe i should have mentioned that the Chiba project also provides a pure client-side solution called 'Convex'. It builds on the same core processor but embeds it inside a java applet. Due to our limited development power it's still only running in IE but generally also works with Mozilla/Firefox.
> > If IE were to offer a version with xForm support, then > I do think it may be he way to go - client side xForm > processing... not very likely to happen. MS has its own plans here -> InfoPath. > > and yes...some of the products I have worked on have > required to be able to run in off-line mode so that > busy" executives can work while they are flying in a > plane. sure, there's a need for that in some situations. That's why we build Convex ;) And there are other options to come like XForms converted to pure Java apps or applets. lurkers of our mailinglists are welcome. Joern --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
