Running XForm Editor
- Launching XForm Editor
- Main window
- Properties window
- Source view window
The purpose of this tutorial is to guide the user through using
XForm Editor.
Launching XForm Editor
XForm Editor is provided with ProEd workflow editor. ProEd application
provide an xml data flux, desired
languages, and the URL of the servlet that will provide existent xform
files (if they exist) and will save new/modified xforms.
You can launch XForm Editor from
Project/Activity properties window, clicking "Edit XForm" button from
"Attributes" tab (or directly from project/activity pop-up menu):
Main window
When we launch XForm editor, a swing window opens. On the top of the
window, you have the menu. Below the menu you have a bar with menu's
icons ("save", "view source") and an other bar with edition icons
("move to the top", "move up","move down", "move to the bottom" and
"change input to textarea").
Finally you can modify your properties
by right-clicking on desired property. This brings up a dialog that
lets you specify all property's attributes. XForm's properties can be
modified by right-clicking on the top of form's area.
Properties window
In this window you can write property's name in different languages,
select data type, and choose the value for xform element properties
(readonly, required and relevant):
Source view window
In this window you can see generated xform source. All modifications in
main window are reflected immediately in this window: