XML Forms and XML Editors
April 10, 2004
Quick thought.
Where do XML-based eForms end and XML-based editors begin?
There is clearly some overlap. Certain kinds of content entry are well served by electronic forms—we wouldn’t have built all of these industrial-strength Web sites if this weren’t true. Indeed, HTML forms for content entry are the most common interface for many content management systems. As the world trends toward XML, will XML editors become the predominant GUI for content entry and editing? What about XML-based eForms? Will they dominate instead?
There are some things that XML editors clearly do that eForms were simply not designed to do—entering and updating lengthy documents comes to mind. But with InfoPath supporting a rich text interface and must-have editorial features such as spell checking, will full-blown editors only be required when length is a factor?
I would love to hear your thoughts.
Bill Trippe
btrippe@nmpub.com
Posted by Bill Trippe at April 10, 2004 12:33 PM
