Re: [Xsltforms-support] Fwd: Namespaces in subforms (Firefox)
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Re: [Xsltforms-support] Fwd: Namespaces in subforms (Firefox)
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From: Tim T. <tim...@gm...> - 2015-07-09 12:58:21
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That makes sense--thank you for the clarification! -- Tim A. Thompson Metadata Librarian (Spanish/Portuguese Specialty) Princeton University Library On Thu, Jul 9, 2015 at 12:53 AM, Alain Couthures < ala...@ag...> wrote: > Tim, > > Firefox-only issues are usually caused by its XSLT engine not supporting > the namespace axis. A trick is necessary for XSLTForms to get the > namespaceURI from the prefix: adding some dummy attribute, such as > bf:dummy="dummy", at the document element should be enough. With this > trick, your test forms are working for me with Firefox too. > > Subforms mechanism in XSLTForms is merging models and ignoring already > existing instances. Without any declared model, XSLTForms is actually > declaring a default one. For unit tests, it might be interesting to declare > the main models and the main instances used in the subform just to be able > to run it independently. > > Thank you for your feedback! > > --Alain > > > Le 09/07/2015 06:29, Tim Thompson a écrit : > > Tried to send this to the list with an attachment, but was bounced. > Sending again without it. --Tim > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Tim Thompson <tim...@gm...> > Date: Thu, Jul 9, 2015 at 12:25 AM > Subject: Namespaces in subforms (Firefox) > To: Alain Couthures <ala...@ag...> > Cc: xsl...@li... > > > Alain, > > The "not well-formed" issue in Firefox seems to have been caused by an > external JavaScript library that I was using, so I'll have to investigate > that myself. > > However, I did discover another issue in Firefox that may or may not be a > bug. > > My understanding of subforms in XSLTForms, as Eric van der Vlist explains > it, is that "XSLTForms doesn’t isolate the models from the master form and > its subform and it is possible to access directly to any instance of the > master form from the subforms." By that token, it should not be necessary > to repeat instance data in a subform model, is that correct? The subform > controls can be bound directly to the mainform instances. > > A couple of basic tests seems to confirm that this is the case (using > your writers/books example). Test 1 works in Firefox, Chrome, and IE. But > if namespaced elements are used in the mainform instance, as in Test 2, > this pattern causes Firefox to fail. If the model element is uncommented in > Subform 2, then Firefox loads the subform correctly. > > So, is a local model always necessary in the subform, or is this an issue > with Firefox? Tests are also attached. > > Thanks again, > Tim > > > Test 1 (no namespaced instance elements) > > Mainform > > <html > xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" > xmlns:bf=" <http://bibframe.org/vocab/>http://bibframe.org/vocab/" > xmlns:xforms=" <http://www.w3.org/2002/xforms> > http://www.w3.org/2002/xforms" > xmlns:ev=" <http://www.w3.org/2001/xml-events> > http://www.w3.org/2001/xml-events"> > <head> > <title>Writers (Subforms)</title> > <xforms:model> > <xforms:instance xmlns=""> > <Writers> > <Writer firstname="Albert" lastname="Camus" > selected="false"> > <Book year="1938" title="Caligula"/> > <Book year="1942" title="L'étranger"/> > <Book year="1947" title="La peste"/> > <Book year="1951" title="L'homme révolté"/> > </Writer> > </Writers> > </xforms:instance> > </xforms:model> > </head> > <body> > <h3>Writers (Subforms)</h3> > <xforms:repeat nodeset="Writer" appearance="compact"> > <p> > <xforms:output ref="@firstname"/> <xforms:output > ref="@lastname"/>  > <xforms:trigger> > <xforms:label><xforms:output value="choose(@selected > != 'true','Show','Hide')"/> books</xforms:label> > <xforms:action ev:event="DOMActivate"> > <xforms:load if="@selected != 'true'" show="embed" > targetid="subform" resource="test1-subform.xhtml"/> > <xforms:unload if="@selected = 'true'" > targetid="subform"/> > <xforms:setvalue ref="@selected" value=". != > 'true'"/> > </xforms:action> > </xforms:trigger> > <xforms:group id="subform"/> > </p> > </xforms:repeat> > </body> > </html> > > Subform > > <html > xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" > xmlns:bf=" <http://bibframe.org/vocab/>http://bibframe.org/vocab/" > xmlns:xforms=" <http://www.w3.org/2002/xforms> > http://www.w3.org/2002/xforms" > xmlns:ev=" <http://www.w3.org/2001/xml-events> > http://www.w3.org/2001/xml-events"> > <head> > <title>Books</title> > <!--<xforms:model> > <xforms:instance> > <Books> > <Book year="2013" title="XForms with XSLTForms"/> > </Books> > </xforms:instance> > </xforms:model>--> > </head> > <body> > <xforms:repeat nodeset="Book"> > <xforms:output value="@year"/> - <xforms:output > value="@title"/> > </xforms:repeat> > </body> > </html> > > > Test 2 > > Mainform > > <html > xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" > xmlns:bf=" <http://bibframe.org/vocab/>http://bibframe.org/vocab/" > xmlns:xforms=" <http://www.w3.org/2002/xforms> > http://www.w3.org/2002/xforms" > xmlns:ev=" <http://www.w3.org/2001/xml-events> > http://www.w3.org/2001/xml-events"> > <head> > <title>Writers (Subforms)</title> > <xforms:model> > <xforms:instance> > <bf:Writers> > <bf:Writer firstname="Albert" lastname="Camus" > selected="false"> > <bf:Book year="1938" title="Caligula"/> > <bf:Book year="1942" title="L'étranger"/> > <bf:Book year="1947" title="La peste"/> > <bf:Book year="1951" title="L'homme révolté"/> > </bf:Writer> > </bf:Writers> > </xforms:instance> > </xforms:model> > </head> > <body> > <h3>Writers (Subforms)</h3> > <xforms:repeat nodeset="bf:Writer" appearance="compact"> > <p> > <xforms:output ref="@firstname"/> <xforms:output > ref="@lastname"/>  > <xforms:trigger> > <xforms:label><xforms:output value="choose(@selected > != 'true','Show','Hide')"/> books</xforms:label> > <xforms:action ev:event="DOMActivate"> > <xforms:load if="@selected != 'true'" show="embed" > targetid="subform" resource="test2-subform.xhtml"/> > <xforms:unload if="@selected = 'true'" > targetid="subform"/> > <xforms:setvalue ref="@selected" value=". != > 'true'"/> > </xforms:action> > </xforms:trigger> > <xforms:group id="subform"/> > </p> > </xforms:repeat> > </body> > </html> > > Subform > > <html > xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" > xmlns:bf=" <http://bibframe.org/vocab/>http://bibframe.org/vocab/" > xmlns:xforms=" <http://www.w3.org/2002/xforms> > http://www.w3.org/2002/xforms" > xmlns:ev=" <http://www.w3.org/2001/xml-events> > http://www.w3.org/2001/xml-events"> > <head> > <title>Books</title> > <!--<xforms:model> > <xforms:instance> > <bf:Books> > <bf:Book year="2013" title="XForms with XSLTForms"/> > </bf:Books> > </xforms:instance> > </xforms:model>--> > </head> > <body> > <xforms:repeat nodeset="bf:Book"> > <xforms:output value="@year"/> - <xforms:output > value="@title"/> > </xforms:repeat> > </body> > </html> > > > -- > Tim A. Thompson > Metadata Librarian (Spanish/Portuguese Specialty) > Princeton University Library > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Don't Limit Your Business. Reach for the Cloud. > GigeNET's Cloud Solutions provide you with the tools and support that > you need to offload your IT needs and focus on growing your business. > Configured For All Businesses. Start Your Cloud Today.https://www.gigenetcloud.com/ > > > > _______________________________________________ > Xsltforms-support mailing lis...@li...https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/xsltforms-support > > > |
