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Re: Re: Hebrew input widget for html on Java



Aviram Jenik wrote:
> Dov Grobgeld wrote:
> 
> > Unfortunately, there is no API (at least there was not when I
> > raised the question a couple of years ago) to have an applet or a
> > plug-in function as a "provider" for form submittal.
> 
> ???? What the hell does "have an applet function as a provider for form submitta
> l"? There's no connection between formatting the form and calling a plug-in/appl
> et functions (this is what Javascript/VBScript is for)
> How about executing Java code from Javascript? (search the web for more info)
> Javascript fully supports HTML objects, and it can interact beautifully with emb

First of all, let's keep the language at a reasonable level. As a
matter of fact I unsubscribed from the list a couple of years ago was
when the discussions deteriorated into describing details of the
anatomy of one another...

If I was not clear, I will try to make myself clear.

A form in HTML is not responsible for the layout. For that there are
tables in to which the form input components are put. My idea is that
such input components should not be limited to buttons, selection
lists, text entries, radio buttons, etc, but that should be possible
to create such components in Java, or in a plug in. When doing submit
of a form, either to a Java Script, or to a CGI interface at a remote
site, the browser should query the components for their value.

That way it would be possible, e.g. to use a tcl plug-in or an applet
providing Hebrew text input as input of text for searching for name in
the Hebrew phone book. Perhaps this is possible even today, in that
case I would very much like to see an exampe.

Dov