by Anonymous Coward writes:
on Monday December 29, 2003 @03:00PM (#7829236)
I think the HTML form standard should be tweaked instead of tossed. There are three things that need adjustments to get decent forms in HTML.
First, have the option of not redrawing the page upon submission. If each widget is named, then only send what is different per name. For example {input name="foo" value="123.12"} This would update the value in the EXISTING input box named "foo". (Curly braces used instead of angle brackets to not confuse slashdot.)
Second, have a "grid" widget that allows spreadsheet-like data entry grids.
Third, have validation options such as {input type="text" name="foo" format="number" decimals=2} or perhaps {input type="number" name="foo" decimals=2}
Fix HTML, not overhaul it (Score:0)
First, have the option of not redrawing the page upon submission. If each widget is named, then only send what is different per name. For example {input name="foo" value="123.12"} This would update the value in the EXISTING input box named "foo". (Curly braces used instead of angle brackets to not confuse slashdot.)
Second, have a "grid" widget that allows spreadsheet-like data entry grids.
Third, have validation options such as {input type="text" name="foo" format="number" decimals=2} or perhaps {input type="number" name="foo" decimals=2}