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HTML Forms — the Next Generation

Lecture 12: To be given on Monday 9th November, 2009.

Lecturers: Dave Raggett of the W3C (slides and video) reinterpreted by Dr Chris P. Jobling.

An introduction to XForms based on Dave Raggett's presentation to Google.com

HTML Forms — the Next Generation

  • This presentation was originally given by Dave Raggett (of the W3C) to Google.com at Mountain View, CA, on 5th March 2007.
  • The original presentation was recorded and the video can be viewed on the Internet.
  • The presentation includes live examples of proposed Xform widgets that are implemented in HTML with JavaScript

Contents of this Lecture

Web-based replacements for spreadsheets and simple forms

  • W3C's plans for HTML
  • HTML4 Forms
  • XForms
  • Web Forms 2.0
  • XForms Transitional
  • Next Steps

By Dave Raggett, W3C Fellow and Principal Researcher at Volantis Systems.

The Slides

The Video

Dave Raggett, recorded at Google head-quarters in Mountain View, California. March 5th 2007.

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Exercises

  • Review Questions
  • Homework Exercises

What's Next?

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