[opencms-dev] OpenCms 8

[Jakub Zemánek]

Hi Georgi,

I was wondering about the workflow engine and javascripting. However am 
not even sure how exactly would this work, and if I could use it.

The problem is in short that the client wants a "dynamic" form - imagine 
an article which can have 1 or more authors (e-mail, name, surname,...). 
You want to register the article on the server via the form, but it 
can't have prepared fields for 20 potencial authors, because it would 
look disgusting. I see 2 ways:

1) Buton "+" and javascript/ajax which dynamically adds field (or 
ideally set of fields) for the next author into the form on users wish. 
In short this is something like a special type "extensible textbox" next 
to standard textbox, radiobutton, checkbox,... You need to add it into 
the generation of HTML code, engine processing the data from the form, 
database model, XML schema and of course the editor for creation of the 
form. A lot of work :(

2) A page-flow of several forms: You enter the first author and click a 
button to either add another author or continue with the rest of the 
form and another page (with the next part of the form) uploads. You need 
to add into OpenCms a way to link the forms in the page-flow and link 
the data of each form together in the database. A little less work than 1).

If it is not straightforward what I mean, please let me know and I can 
be more detailed.

So I am looking for the right mixture to realize client's wish, save his 
money, reuse community work (if it exists), stay compatible with the 
future releases and possibly contribute to OpenCms development.

Jakub

| Hello Jakub
| 
| which features of OpenCms 8 do you plan to use in your project?
| 
| Best regards
| Georgi
| 
| ? wrote:
| >/ Hello
/| >/ 
/| >/ I am wondering about the status of OpenCms v. 8. We are currently about 
/| >/ to develop functionalities for our client and v.8 planned features look 
/| >/ useful for it. It would be good for us to re-use community-work so far 
/| >/ (if any) and contribute to it with our work. Is v.8 a plan only or has 
/| >/ anything been done so far?
/| >/ 
/| >/ Thanks
/| >/ /

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