---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Ellen Ball <eb...@pih.org> Date: Wed, Oct 21, 2009 at 8:07 PM Subject: [OPENMRS-DEV] XForms module review To: openmrs-deve...@listserv.iupui.edu
PIH has been using InfoPath (horrible) and moving as quickly as possible away from that. Here are some impressions from 2 hours of fiddling around with the XForms module: The things I love about the XForms module: converts an xsn file, handles multiple languages for the form (although it's not clear if this is fully designed/implemented), it's not InfoPath and proprietary, provides a simple option for the non-programmer, provides a wysiwyg interface AND communicates with mobile devices and provides an "offline" mode This is my wish list of improvements: * graphical "view" of form from patient dashboard (XForms tab), not list of fields * repeat tag * layout the form with tables, images, and other html tags * css instead or in addition to Layout xml * undo / redo buttons Here are some areas that require documentation, clarification or tweaking: * Save as... doesn't appear to work in the designer * Edit of form/encounter on patient dashboard (XForms tab) produces NPE. * What is the process for creating a new form? Here's my guess, but it should be clearly documented: 1) CREATE NEW FORM: Admin -> Xforms -> Patient Xform design? (design form and then Save as...) NOTE: I assume that you need to save on the local pc, but it doesn't allow save for me 2) ADD FORM: Admin -> Form -> Manage form? (upload Xform, but see previous problem) 3) ADD PATIENT DATA: Form appears in patient dashboard (Xform tab). Asks about "Add an encounter", but this is really a dropdown of forms, not encounters. * Too many options to do the same thing (toolbar, right click, and menu pulldowns) * Administration -> Xforms -> Medical history field? How should this work? No documentation * Difference between "XForms Designer" and "Patient XForm Design"? * By default, the Xforms designer should not replace the browser window. I would have expected it to open a new tab or browser or window. * Xforms designer issues o Absolute positioning of "widgets" allows for overlapping items. Should be method to permit relative position. o Same width / same height make 2 items the same, but not necessarily in the direction you'd want. For example, select 2 items with different width, select "same width" and the 1st one becomes the width of the 2nd. o File -> Save as... saves things where? Same for Save and Save as XHTML o View -> Shows only "Refresh". What is that? o Help -> "AboutOpenMRS XForms Designer" doesn't help o Model Xml - What is this for? Overall I am very impressed with XForms module. Kudos to Daniel and team for the hard work. Full disclosure: PIH has been using htmlforms for the past 4 months. This was developed by Darius. I find it easy to modify the html and specialty tags. It is simple to find/modify everything in one file. It would be great if the best of Xforms and htmlforms were merged into one amazing module. Ellen Ball Partners In Health _________________________________________ To unsubscribe from OpenMRS Developers' mailing list, send an e-mail to lists...@listserv.iupui.edu with "SIGNOFF openmrs-devel-l" in the body (not the subject) of your e-mail. [mailto:lists...@listserv.iupui.edu?body=signoff%20openmrs-devel-l] -- Cheers, Knut Staring
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