The XForms technology gives you many advantages over ordinary XHTML forms. The XForms technology separates your form's data and presentation and submits your data as XML. XForms-aware applications can validate your data as you type it and can also submit your data to different servers and even store it in files. This tutorial shows you how to use Mozilla to start working with XForms.
J. David Eisenberg is a programmer and instructor living in San Jose, California. David has a talent for teaching and explaining. He has developed courses for CSS, JavaScript, CGI, and beginning XML. He also teaches C and Perl at De Anza Community College in Cupertino. David has written articles for xml.com and alisapart.com on topics such as Javascript and the Document Object Model, XML validation, XSL Transformations and Formatting Objects, and (surprise) SVG. His on-line courses provide introductory tutorials for Korean, Modern Greek, and Russian. David has also been developing education software since 1975, when he worked with the Modern Foreign Language project at the University of Illinois to develop computer-assisted instruction on the PLATO system. He co-authored several of the in-box tutorials shipped with the venerable Apple II computer. David did the programming for the multimedia CD-ROM version of a series of children's stories, and the programming for beginning Algebra and Spanish discs. When not programming, David enjoys digital photography, reading science fiction, and riding his bicycle.
This is an excellent, concise tutorial for developing using xforms. As a very beginner, I was able to use it to create a functioning xform. Highly recommended.
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Comments about oreilly Using XForms with Mozilla:
Hi David:
1.Can not download samples :
The requested URL /9780596550042/ was not found on this server.
2. I think that 9.99 USD it is bit too high for such a short compilation of info scattered all over the Web.
Eventually I got my Toad of Greediness under control and bought your book.
Still it has a benefit that it once more promotes XForms.
If I were you I would give a nod to Mark Birbeck, this guy deserves it...
