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Date: Wed, 11 May 2005 16:18:24 +0200
From: Leszek Gawron <lgawron@mobilebox.pl>
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Subject: Re: [VOTE] CForms instruction set for jxtg rendering vs.
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Upayavira wrote:
> Leszek Gawron wrote:
> 
>> I have refactored JXTG recently so now instructions like jx:for, jx:if 
>> are defined in separate file: 
>> src/block/template/java/org/apache/cocoon/template/template-instructions.xml 
>>
>>
>> Right now we are rendering forms in jxtg using a macro file which is 
>> kind of ugly IMO - see yourself: 
>> src/blocks/forms/java/org/apache/cocoon/forms/generation/jx-macros.xml
>>
>> I could fairly easily reimplement jx-macros.xml into more elegant java 
>> solution by implementing a separate set of instructions like 
>> ft:widget, ft:repeater and so on. If you let me of course.
>>
>> I do not want to start a tag library war. If cforms and jxtg are core 
>> features they should closely support each other.
>>
>> This is NOT the case of allowing arbitrary instruction sets to be 
>> created. CForms case only.
>>
>> Plase cast your votes:
>> [ ] Yes go for it.
>> [ ] It's a bad idea - leave jx-macros.xml untouched!
>> [ ] It's not jx-macros.xml fault. CForms should be changed if current
>>     solution isn't right.
> 
> 
> And have the code for these extensions in the forms block (ie. forms 
> depends upon templates)? +1
forms block of course - just like current jx-macros.file.

> Can your code handle that?
will have to :)

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