[ale] [OT] Dynamic Form Generation

Andrew Sledge andrew at novologic.com
Mon Sep 26 08:59:02 EDT 2011


What about a CMS or web framework such as Drupal or Django? It may be
overkill, but forms can be built dynamically.

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>   1. [OT] Dynamic Form Generation (D. Marshall Lemcoe Jr.)
>   2. Re: [OT] Dynamic Form Generation (Jim Kinney)
>   3. Re: [OT] Dynamic Form Generation (D. Marshall Lemcoe Jr.)
>   4. Re: [OT] Dynamic Form Generation (Tim Watts)
>   5. My Fn Keys stopped working (Joshua Roberts)
>   6. Re: My Fn Keys stopped working (Joshua Roberts)
>   7. Re: My Fn Keys stopped working (David Tomaschik)
>   8. Re: OT Looking for a location for a conference (David Ritchie)
>   9. Re: My Fn Keys stopped working (Jim Lynch)
>  10. Re: My Fn Keys stopped working (Lightner, Jeff)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Sun, 25 Sep 2011 19:19:03 -0400
> From: "D. Marshall Lemcoe Jr." <forum at lemcoe.com>
> Subject: [ale] [OT] Dynamic Form Generation
> To: "Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts - Yes! We run Linux!" <ale at ale.org>
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> Hello all. Working on a project here, and I am looking for a (hopefully
> free) set of scripts that will let a user generate a custom form on the
> fly.
>
> Basically, user logs in, and can create a custom form (Google Docs style)
> and the script puts the parameters of that form in a database so the public
> can fill it out later.
>
> Sorry if the description is poor.
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> David
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> Date: Sun, 25 Sep 2011 20:57:38 -0400
> From: Jim Kinney <jim.kinney at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [ale] [OT] Dynamic Form Generation
> To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts <ale at ale.org>
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> That's gonna take customizing to field name and data type so cookie cutter
> script is unlikely.
> That said, there are many scripts for specific things like email scripts
> and
> other specific tasks.
> On Sep 25, 2011 7:20 PM, "D. Marshall Lemcoe Jr." <forum at lemcoe.com>
> wrote:
> > Hello all. Working on a project here, and I am looking for a (hopefully
> > free) set of scripts that will let a user generate a custom form on the
> fly.
> >
> > Basically, user logs in, and can create a custom form (Google Docs style)
> > and the script puts the parameters of that form in a database so the
> public
> > can fill it out later.
> >
> > Sorry if the description is poor.
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
> >
> > David
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> Date: Sun, 25 Sep 2011 21:02:34 -0400
> From: "D. Marshall Lemcoe Jr." <forum at lemcoe.com>
> Subject: Re: [ale] [OT] Dynamic Form Generation
> To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts <ale at ale.org>
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> I've written a script to make dynamically named and titled text fields, but
> anything beyond that going to be a lot more complicated.
>
> Thanks Jim
>
> On Sun, Sep 25, 2011 at 8:57 PM, Jim Kinney <jim.kinney at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > That's gonna take customizing to field name and data type so cookie
> cutter
> > script is unlikely.
> > That said, there are many scripts for specific things like email scripts
> > and other specific tasks.
> > On Sep 25, 2011 7:20 PM, "D. Marshall Lemcoe Jr." <forum at lemcoe.com>
> > wrote:
> > > Hello all. Working on a project here, and I am looking for a (hopefully
> > > free) set of scripts that will let a user generate a custom form on the
> > fly.
> > >
> > > Basically, user logs in, and can create a custom form (Google Docs
> style)
> > > and the script puts the parameters of that form in a database so the
> > public
> > > can fill it out later.
> > >
> > > Sorry if the description is poor.
> > >
> > > Thanks in advance,
> > >
> > > David
> >
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> Date: Sun, 25 Sep 2011 21:30:39 -0400
> From: Tim Watts <tim at cliftonfarm.org>
> Subject: Re: [ale] [OT] Dynamic Form Generation
> To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts <ale at ale.org>
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> You might want to look at the area of XForms technology:
>
>        http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xforms
>
> I briefly explored Chiba ( http://chiba.sourceforge.net/ ) back in '06.
> It works in all major browsers and doesn't require any client-side
> plugins. It looked promising but that feature of the project was canned
> due to timeline. It's free but not a drop-in wysiwyg component. Not that
> you couldn't make it one with some effort. The wikipedia article
> mentions plenty of other products.
>
>
> On Sun, 2011-09-25 at 19:19 -0400, D. Marshall Lemcoe Jr. wrote:
> > Hello all. Working on a project here, and I am looking for a
> > (hopefully free) set of scripts that will let a user generate a custom
> > form on the fly.
> >
> >
> > Basically, user logs in, and can create a custom form (Google Docs
> > style) and the script puts the parameters of that form in a database
> > so the public can fill it out later.
> >
> >
> > Sorry if the description is poor.
> >
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
> >
> >
> > David
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> Message: 5
> Date: Sun, 25 Sep 2011 22:07:49 -0400
> From: Joshua Roberts <jrtroberts at gmail.com>
> Subject: [ale] My Fn Keys stopped working
> To: "Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts - Yes! We run Linux!" <ale at ale.org>
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> Hi all.
>
> My Fn keys are not working correctly anymore.
>
> I am running mint 11 64-bit.
>
> I came home one day and my Cat had been laying on my keyboard and I
> had dozens if not hundreds of print screen dialogues on my screen.
> Since then they Fn keys have not worked.
>
> Google has little info that is easy to find and the IRC rooms are
> silent when I ask.
>
> Does anyone have any thoughts?
>
> Joshua
>
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> Message: 6
> Date: Sun, 25 Sep 2011 22:35:18 -0400
> From: Joshua Roberts <jrtroberts at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [ale] My Fn Keys stopped working
> To: "Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts - Yes! We run Linux!" <ale at ale.org>
> Message-ID:
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> I downloaded and installed xvkbd and that works. So maybe my fat cat
> killed my keyboard.
>
> On Sun, Sep 25, 2011 at 10:07 PM, Joshua Roberts <jrtroberts at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > Hi all.
> >
> > My Fn keys are not working correctly anymore.
> >
> > I am running mint 11 64-bit.
> >
> > I came home one day and my Cat had been laying on my keyboard and I
> > had dozens if not hundreds of print screen dialogues on my screen.
> > Since then they Fn keys have not worked.
> >
> > Google has little info that is easy to find and the IRC rooms are
> > silent when I ask.
> >
> > Does anyone have any thoughts?
> >
> > Joshua
> >
>
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> Message: 7
> Date: Sun, 25 Sep 2011 22:46:00 -0400
> From: David Tomaschik <david at systemoverlord.com>
> Subject: Re: [ale] My Fn Keys stopped working
> To: ale at ale.org
> Message-ID: <4E7FE768.7090301 at systemoverlord.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
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> On 09/25/2011 10:07 PM, Joshua Roberts wrote:
> > Hi all.
> >
> > My Fn keys are not working correctly anymore.
> >
> > I am running mint 11 64-bit.
> >
> > I came home one day and my Cat had been laying on my keyboard and I
> > had dozens if not hundreds of print screen dialogues on my screen.
> > Since then they Fn keys have not worked.
> >
> > Google has little info that is easy to find and the IRC rooms are
> > silent when I ask.
> >
> > Does anyone have any thoughts?
> >
> > Joshua
> >
> My thoughts just lead to questions:
>
> 1) Laptop or desktop?
> 2) If laptop, by Fn keys, do you mean the special functions of the
> laptop (print screen, play/pause, etc.), or F1-F12 type keys?
> 3) Have you tried under a LiveCD?  This helps me sometimes determine if
> an issue is hardware or software.
>
> --
> David Tomaschik, RHCE, LPIC-1
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> Date: Sun, 25 Sep 2011 23:09:54 -0400
> From: David Ritchie <deritchie at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [ale] OT Looking for a location for a conference
> To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts <ale at ale.org>
> Message-ID:
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> On Sun, Sep 25, 2011 at 4:44 AM, Jim Lynch
> <ale_nospam at fayettedigital.com> wrote:
> > I know that some of the folks on this list have help with conferences in
> > the Atlanta area before. ?I'm helping with getting next year's Digital
> > Communications Conference (DCC) organized and wondered if anyone has any
> > suggestions for hotels/conference centers in Atlanta? ?Attendance is
> > about 100+ people typically. ?We need one room for registration/demos, a
> > large room for the main presentations and another smaller room for
> > alternate presentations. ?Food service, of course, and wifi is a must.
> > Room cost in the <$100 preferred too.
>
> You might want to contact these people:
> Atlanta Convention & Visitors Bureau www.atlanta.net
>
> You didn't express a preference as to location. Hotels are
> ridiculously expensive, and the higher end the hotel,
> the more likely they are to charge usurious rates for things like
> food, screens, projectors, and power cords and Wi-Fi.
> They also tend to jack you up for everything they touch...
>
> another suggestion: maps.google.com and search for "conference
> facilities near <foo>".
>
> Having traveled about a bit, I personally like Choice Hotels - free
> Wi-Fi, free breakfast, <$100/night at the better locations, and
> they do have some locations that have meeting rooms up to 4000 sq ft
> (per their website, 5 different locations in Atlanta).
>
> Just some thoughts....
>
> -- Dave Ritchie
>
>
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> Message: 9
> Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2011 07:13:20 -0400
> From: Jim Lynch <ale_nospam at fayettedigital.com>
> Subject: Re: [ale] My Fn Keys stopped working
> To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts <ale at ale.org>
> Message-ID: <4E805E50.2080909 at fayettedigital.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
>
> On 09/25/2011 10:07 PM, Joshua Roberts wrote:
> > Hi all.
> >
> > My Fn keys are not working correctly anymore.
> >
> > I am running mint 11 64-bit.
> >
> > I came home one day and my Cat had been laying on my keyboard and I
> > had dozens if not hundreds of print screen dialogues on my screen.
> > Since then they Fn keys have not worked.
> >
> > Google has little info that is easy to find and the IRC rooms are
> > silent when I ask.
> >
> > Does anyone have any thoughts?
> >
> > Joshua
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> I have a F Lock key on my keyboard.  It converts the F1-F12 keys into
> something strange. I have no idea what the purpose is, but when I
> accidentally press it, my function keys stop working.  Perhaps you have
> one too?
>
> Jim.
>
>
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> Message: 10
> Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2011 12:50:44 +0000
> From: "Lightner, Jeff" <JLightner at water.com>
> Subject: Re: [ale] My Fn Keys stopped working
> To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts <ale at ale.org>
> Message-ID: <040B89C8B1E1D945AE2700C511A039E9046399 at ATMEXDB04.dsw.net>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
>
> Reminds of a system years ago that had a keyboard lock button right next to
> the power button.   They both looked the same.   More than once I'd come in
> and find the night shift had power cycled the system because "the keyboard
> quit working".  The power cycle of course didn't work so they then tried
> detaching and reconnecting the keyboard with no luck and would leave me a
> note.  Usually that was just an annoyance but one morning I found one of
> them had pushed the keyboard connection in so forcefully but upside down
> that they'd bent all of the pins on it.
>
> Which also reminds me of the VP I worked with who asked me to look at his
> personal Gateway (yes I know) PC.   I found he had actually forced the power
> connector into his hard drive upside down which had to have taken some work
> given the D shape made for such connectors to prevent exactly that.
>
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org] On Behalf Of Jim
> Lynch
> Sent: Monday, September 26, 2011 7:13 AM
> To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts
> Subject: Re: [ale] My Fn Keys stopped working
>
> On 09/25/2011 10:07 PM, Joshua Roberts wrote:
> > Hi all.
> >
> > My Fn keys are not working correctly anymore.
> >
> > I am running mint 11 64-bit.
> >
> > I came home one day and my Cat had been laying on my keyboard and I
> > had dozens if not hundreds of print screen dialogues on my screen.
> > Since then they Fn keys have not worked.
> >
> > Google has little info that is easy to find and the IRC rooms are
> > silent when I ask.
> >
> > Does anyone have any thoughts?
> >
> > Joshua
> > _______________________________________________
> > Ale mailing list
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> > http://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo/ale
> > See JOBS, ANNOUNCE and SCHOOLS lists at
> > http://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo
> >
> I have a F Lock key on my keyboard.  It converts the F1-F12 keys into
> something strange. I have no idea what the purpose is, but when I
> accidentally press it, my function keys stop working.  Perhaps you have
> one too?
>
> Jim.
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