Comments on: MODS Editor Using Cocoon Forms http://www.wallandbinkley.com/quaedam/?p=5 Morning postings from Route 66 Tue, 27 Jul 2010 15:02:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Winona http://www.wallandbinkley.com/quaedam/?p=5&cpage=1#comment-28271 Winona Fri, 12 Jan 2007 19:10:40 +0000 http://www.wallandbinkley.com/quaedam/?p=5#comment-28271 Hi Peter, Sorry to comment on such an old post, but I didn't see an e-mail address. I'm very interested in taking a look at your MODS forms. I'm working on creating XForms for MODS and would love to see what you have done, as far as implementing elements/attribute data entry. Thanks! -Winona Hi Peter,
Sorry to comment on such an old post, but I didn’t see an e-mail address. I’m very interested in taking a look at your MODS forms. I’m working on creating XForms for MODS and would love to see what you have done, as far as implementing elements/attribute data entry.
Thanks!
-Winona

]]> By: Jakob http://www.wallandbinkley.com/quaedam/?p=5&cpage=1#comment-209 Jakob Mon, 28 Nov 2005 14:46:09 +0000 http://www.wallandbinkley.com/quaedam/?p=5#comment-209 online demo does not work. online demo does not work.

]]> By: Derek http://www.wallandbinkley.com/quaedam/?p=5&cpage=1#comment-147 Derek Wed, 05 Oct 2005 12:05:39 +0000 http://www.wallandbinkley.com/quaedam/?p=5#comment-147 Could you make a ZIP version of the demo available; the .gz one seems to be problematic under Windows... Could you make a ZIP version of the demo available; the .gz one seems to be problematic under Windows…

]]> By: Peter http://www.wallandbinkley.com/quaedam/?p=5&cpage=1#comment-87 Peter Wed, 22 Jun 2005 16:56:26 +0000 http://www.wallandbinkley.com/quaedam/?p=5#comment-87 There's a quick intro to Cocoon <a href="http://builder.com.com/5100-6387-5031745.html" rel="nofollow">here</a> (a little out of date, though). Cocoon is a publishing framework: it lets you take XML content and serve it in a variety of formats (HTML, PDF, other XML, etc. etc.) There's an awful lot under the hood, so it's worth exploring the examples that come with it. There’s a quick intro to Cocoon here (a little out of date, though). Cocoon is a publishing framework: it lets you take XML content and serve it in a variety of formats (HTML, PDF, other XML, etc. etc.) There’s an awful lot under the hood, so it’s worth exploring the examples that come with it.

]]> By: gavin http://www.wallandbinkley.com/quaedam/?p=5&cpage=1#comment-85 gavin Wed, 22 Jun 2005 06:06:47 +0000 http://www.wallandbinkley.com/quaedam/?p=5#comment-85 i am not quite sure wat does cocoon do. can someone kindly explain to me?? can it be use to convert xml format files into html format file? i am not quite sure wat does cocoon do. can someone kindly explain to me?? can it be use to convert xml format files into html format file?

]]> By: Quædam cuiusdam » Blog Archive » MODS Editor Update http://www.wallandbinkley.com/quaedam/?p=5&cpage=1#comment-40 Quædam cuiusdam » Blog Archive » MODS Editor Update Tue, 12 Apr 2005 21:58:48 +0000 http://www.wallandbinkley.com/quaedam/?p=5#comment-40 [...] MODS Editor Update I’ve updated the MODS editor, mentioned before. New features include: tabs moving items up or down improved navigation: when you insert o [...] [...] MODS Editor Update I’ve updated the MODS editor, mentioned before. New features include: tabs moving items up or down improved navigation: when you insert o [...]

]]> By: art http://www.wallandbinkley.com/quaedam/?p=5&cpage=1#comment-20 art Tue, 05 Apr 2005 02:03:24 +0000 http://www.wallandbinkley.com/quaedam/?p=5#comment-20 Whoops, I wasn't clear. I haven't looked much at the Chicoon demo, my note makes it sounds like I was saying I hadn't looked closely at yours. I would say, for now, that Cocoon Forms is the preferred direction because it has the deepest support within the Cocoon community, and it's very easy to tie Cocoon Forms together with flow. Ruby is an amazing language, and Ruby on Rails makes a lot of sense for object modeling where the models don't get too complicated. There's a pretty good comparison on TheServerSide.com by Patrick Peak, not an unbiased source (Peak wrote a book on Hibernate), but I think his sense of where each fits rings true: that Hibernate is a good solution for complex models and Ruby on Rails is a good fit where the models don't have as many layers. And this is sort of where I see Cocoon versus Ruby on Rails and other environments, Cocoon may be over-engineered for many solutions and unbeatable for others. I think the two latest Cocoon promotion projects use Drupal and this makes probably makes perfect sense for the problem set being addressed in each case. Whoops, I wasn’t clear. I haven’t looked much at the Chicoon demo, my note makes it sounds like I was saying I hadn’t looked closely at yours. I would say, for now, that Cocoon Forms is the preferred direction because it has the deepest support within the Cocoon community, and it’s very easy to tie Cocoon Forms together with flow. Ruby is an amazing language, and Ruby on Rails makes a lot of sense for object modeling where the models don’t get too complicated. There’s a pretty good comparison on TheServerSide.com by Patrick Peak, not an unbiased source (Peak wrote a book on Hibernate), but I think his sense of where each fits rings true: that Hibernate is a good solution for complex models and Ruby on Rails is a good fit where the models don’t have as many layers. And this is sort of where I see Cocoon versus Ruby on Rails and other environments, Cocoon may be over-engineered for many solutions and unbeatable for others. I think the two latest Cocoon promotion projects use Drupal and this makes probably makes perfect sense for the problem set being addressed in each case.

]]> By: Peter http://www.wallandbinkley.com/quaedam/?p=5&cpage=1#comment-18 Peter Mon, 04 Apr 2005 22:48:35 +0000 http://www.wallandbinkley.com/quaedam/?p=5#comment-18 Auto-completion from the db index?!? That would be amazing! I've been wondering how to bring in authority control (for subject terms etc.); this would allow some pretty sophisticated stuff. I can't wait to try it. Auto-completion from the db index?!? That would be amazing! I’ve been wondering how to bring in authority control (for subject terms etc.); this would allow some pretty sophisticated stuff. I can’t wait to try it.

]]> By: Bruce D'Arcus http://www.wallandbinkley.com/quaedam/?p=5&cpage=1#comment-17 Bruce D'Arcus Mon, 04 Apr 2005 22:32:08 +0000 http://www.wallandbinkley.com/quaedam/?p=5#comment-17 Yes, eXist is definitely way ahead of xindice. It's also bundled with Cocoon. BTW, the two places the eXist MODS demo uses Ajax is for the "detail" display that is displayed when you disclose the row, and a auto-completing search field that's based on the db index. There's a bug or two still though. Yes, eXist is definitely way ahead of xindice. It’s also bundled with Cocoon.

BTW, the two places the eXist MODS demo uses Ajax is for the “detail” display that is displayed when you disclose the row, and a auto-completing search field that’s based on the db index. There’s a bug or two still though.

]]> By: Peter http://www.wallandbinkley.com/quaedam/?p=5&cpage=1#comment-15 Peter Mon, 04 Apr 2005 18:02:09 +0000 http://www.wallandbinkley.com/quaedam/?p=5#comment-15 Thanks to everyone for the comments. Kevin, I haven't given much thought yet to how to break the form down over a series of transactions, beyond a general sense that vertical space should be economized at any price: the most annoying aspect of Cocoon Forms is the vertical scrolling when you add a new element (it always takes you to the top of the page and you have to scroll down to find your place). A tabbed arrangement would be great. Bruce, that's great news that eXist will have a MODS editor - that might blow away my tinkering. Currently I'm using Xindice since it's bundled in Cocoon but I do get the sense that eXist is where it's at. And I agree, ultimately it would be good to wrap this is a less cataloguer-oriented template, and to make subsets of the MODS elements available for particular record types. And Art, I've been meaning to look at Chicoon but haven't had a chance - have you tried it? Ajax support I think will be what makes the difference between a merely functional interface and a usable one. I started playing with Ruby on Rails on the weekend, and I can see myself falling in love with it... Thanks to everyone for the comments. Kevin, I haven’t given much thought yet to how to break the form down over a series of transactions, beyond a general sense that vertical space should be economized at any price: the most annoying aspect of Cocoon Forms is the vertical scrolling when you add a new element (it always takes you to the top of the page and you have to scroll down to find your place). A tabbed arrangement would be great. Bruce, that’s great news that eXist will have a MODS editor – that might blow away my tinkering. Currently I’m using Xindice since it’s bundled in Cocoon but I do get the sense that eXist is where it’s at. And I agree, ultimately it would be good to wrap this is a less cataloguer-oriented template, and to make subsets of the MODS elements available for particular record types. And Art, I’ve been meaning to look at Chicoon but haven’t had a chance – have you tried it? Ajax support I think will be what makes the difference between a merely functional interface and a usable one. I started playing with Ruby on Rails on the weekend, and I can see myself falling in love with it…

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