Re: [Xsltforms-support] [xsltforms] Events not getting raised on subform element? (#8)

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Hello Tim,

2015-07-07 19:31 GMT+06:00 Tim Thompson <tim...@gm...>:

> Hi, Artyom,
>
> This might be a good question for the XSLTForms e-mail support list
> (copied here).
>

Thanks for pointing this out.

> From what I can tell, since your subform target is in a separate
> <xf:case>, it is not possible to load the subforms a second time without
> toggling the case again. If I add <xforms:toggle case="form-sub"/> to the
> #form-main triggers, it seems to work as expected:
>
> <xforms:trigger>
>     <xforms:label>Open subform 1</xforms:label>
>     <xforms:action ev:event="DOMActivate">
>         <xforms:message>Opening subform 1</xforms:message>
>         <xforms:toggle case="form-sub"/>
>         <xforms:load show="embed" targetid="subform"
> resource="showform3_subform1.xml"/>
>     </xforms:action>
> </xforms:trigger>
>
>
Indeed, this works great! Thank you very much.

I'm attaching the modified sample for completeness. Subform 1 will never
load due to a non-existent resource (which is fully reported to the user).

> --
> Tim A. Thompson
> Metadata Librarian (Spanish/Portuguese Specialty)
> Princeton University Library
>
>
> On Tue, Jul 7, 2015 at 2:32 AM, Artyom Shalkhakov <
> not...@gi...> wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> I have a form sketch where subforms are embedded into the main form.
>> However, there are complications:
>>
>>    1. if subform failed to be found, then the user should be notified
>>    about the error
>>    2. user has to be able to dismiss the subform either by accepting or
>>    rejecting it
>>
>> Here's the main form (showform3_load.xml):
>>
>> <?xml-stylesheet href="/xsltforms/xsltforms.xsl" type="text/xsl"?>
>> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"
>>       xmlns:xforms="http://www.w3.org/2002/xforms"
>>       xmlns:ev="http://www.w3.org/2001/xml-events">
>>   <head>
>>     <title>Main Form</title>
>>     <xforms:model>
>>       <xforms:instance>
>>         <data xmlns=""/>
>>       </xforms:instance>
>>       <!-- FIXME: these actions are only run once (probably get removed on subform unload?) -->
>>       <xforms:action ev:event="xforms-link-exception" ev:observer="subform">
>>         <xforms:message>
>>           Failed to obtain the subform at: <xforms:output value="event('resource-uri')"/>,
>>           error code: <xforms:output value="event('response-status-code')"/>,
>>           error reason: <xforms:output value="event('response-reason-phrase')"/>
>>         </xforms:message>
>>       </xforms:action>
>>       <xforms:action ev:event="xforms-load-done" ev:observer="subform">
>>         <xforms:message>Load Success!</xforms:message>
>>         <xforms:toggle case="form-sub"/>
>>       </xforms:action>
>>     </xforms:model>
>>   </head>
>>   <body>
>>     <xforms:switch id="form-switch">
>>       <!-- this is the "main" form -->
>>       <xforms:case id="form-main">
>>         <h2>Main form</h2>
>>         <xforms:trigger>
>>           <xforms:label>Open subform 1</xforms:label>
>>           <xforms:action ev:event="DOMActivate">
>>             <xforms:message>Opening subform 1</xforms:message>
>>             <xforms:load show="embed" targetid="subform" resource="showform3_subform1.xml"/>
>>           </xforms:action>
>>         </xforms:trigger>
>>         <xforms:trigger>
>>           <xforms:label>Open subform 2</xforms:label>
>>           <xforms:action ev:event="DOMActivate">
>>             <xforms:message>Opening subform 2</xforms:message>
>>             <xforms:load show="embed" targetid="subform" resource="showform3_subform2.xml"/>
>>           </xforms:action>
>>         </xforms:trigger>
>>       </xforms:case>
>>       <!-- this is the portion of the form that we will be using for subforms (e.g. Edit subform) -->
>>       <xforms:case id="form-sub">
>>         <xforms:trigger>
>>           <xforms:label>Accept Subform</xforms:label>
>>           <xforms:action ev:event="DOMActivate">
>>             <xforms:message>Accepting Subform</xforms:message>
>>             <xforms:unload targetid="subform"/>
>>             <xforms:toggle case="form-main"/>
>>           </xforms:action>
>>         </xforms:trigger>
>>         <!-- this actually does what we want, but the subform *by itself*
>>            is invalid (there is no such targetid in the subform!
>>         -->
>>         <xforms:trigger>
>>           <xforms:label>Reject Subform</xforms:label>
>>           <xforms:action ev:event="DOMActivate">
>>             <xforms:message>Rejecting Subform</xforms:message>
>>             <xforms:unload targetid="subform"/>
>>             <xforms:toggle case="form-main"/>
>>           </xforms:action>
>>         </xforms:trigger>
>>         <xforms:group id="subform"/>
>>       </xforms:case>
>>     </xforms:switch>
>>   </body>
>> </html>
>>
>> Here is subform 1 (showform3_subform1.xml):
>>
>> <?xml-stylesheet href="/xsltforms/xsltforms.xsl" type="text/xsl"?>
>> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"
>>       xmlns:xforms="http://www.w3.org/2002/xforms"
>>       xmlns:ev="http://www.w3.org/2001/xml-events">
>>   <head>
>>     <title>Subform 1</title>
>>     <xforms:model>
>>       <xforms:instance>
>>         <data xmlns=""/>
>>       </xforms:instance>
>>     </xforms:model>
>>   </head>
>>   <body>
>>     <h2>Subform 1</h2>
>>     <p>hello world!</p>
>>   </body>
>> </html>
>>
>> And finally, here is subform 3 (showform3_subform2.xml):
>>
>> <?xml-stylesheet href="/xsltforms/xsltforms.xsl" type="text/xsl"?>
>> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"
>>       xmlns:xforms="http://www.w3.org/2002/xforms"
>>       xmlns:ev="http://www.w3.org/2001/xml-events">
>>   <head>
>>     <title>Subform 2</title>
>>     <xforms:model>
>>       <xforms:instance>
>>         <data xmlns=""/>
>>       </xforms:instance>
>>     </xforms:model>
>>   </head>
>>   <body>
>>     <h2>Subform 2</h2>
>>     <p>goodbye world!</p>
>>   </body>
>> </html>
>>
>> To reproduce:
>>
>>    1. Open the main form
>>    2. Click on "Open subform 1"
>>    3. Subform 1 will be opened
>>    4. Click on "Accept Subform"
>>    5. You will be brought back to the main form
>>    6. Click on either "Open subform 1" or "Open subform 2", and there is
>>    no change
>>
>> Please help me figure this one out.
>>
>> —
>> Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHub
>> <https://github.com/AlainCouthures/xsltforms/issues/8>.
>>
>
>

-- 
Cheers,
Artyom Shalkhakov