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Dynamic labels, hints, and help messages
A form field typically has an associated label which indicates what the field is about. For example "Name" or "Street" or "Comments". Usually, labels are defined once in for all for a given language....
View ArticleOrbeon Forms 2018.1.2 PE
Today we released Orbeon Forms 2018.1.2 PE. This update to Orbeon Forms 2018.1 PE contains bug-fixes and is recommended for all Orbeon Forms 2018.1 PE users. This release addresses the following...
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Resizing cells with drag & drop in Form Builder
In Orbeon Forms 2017.2, in Form Builder, we started using a web technology called CSS grid layout. This gave us a modern and solid foundation to implement new grid-related features in Form Builder. We...
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Automatic calculation dependencies
If you have ever worked with a spreadsheet such as Microsoft Excel or Google Sheets, you know that values that depend on each other update automatically when you make changes.This is also a feature...
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Email templates
Orbeon Forms can send emails, typically as part of a “Send” or “Submit” process. [1] Such emails can contain text and attachments, including a PDF version of the form filled by the user.So far, while...
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Multiple PDF templates
Form Runner can produce PDF files in two ways:Automatically. The PDF is produced based on the appearance of the form in your web browser. This is similar to printing a read-only version of your form....
View ArticleOrbeon Forms 2018.1.3 PE
Today we released Orbeon Forms 2018.1.3 PE. This update to Orbeon Forms 2018.1 PE contains bug-fixes and is recommended for all Orbeon Forms 2018.1 PE users. This release addresses the following issues...
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Orbeon Forms 2018.2
Today we released Orbeon Forms 2018.2, the second and last major release of Orbeon Forms in 2018! This release is packed with new features and enhancements which should help form authors and form users...
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Synchronized master-detail views
We regularly observe usage patterns reported by Orbeon Forms users. One pattern that comes frequently is support for what is traditionally called a master-detail view. For example, you first enter a...
View ArticleOrbeon Forms 2018.2.1 PE
Today we released Orbeon Forms 2018.2.1 PE. This update to Orbeon Forms 2018.2 PE contains bug-fixes and is recommended for all Orbeon Forms 2018.2 PE users. This release addresses the following issues...
View ArticleOrbeon Forms 2018.2.1 CE
Today, following the release of Orbeon Forms 2018.2.1 PE, we also released Orbeon Forms 2018.2.1 CE which addresses some regressions and important issues. This update to Orbeon Forms 2018.2 CE is...
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Hidden fields
Orbeon Forms 2018.2 introduce a new form control in the toolbox called Hidden Field. Now you might wonder why you would always hide a form field. There are two major use cases:Holding intermediary...
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Improved date and time controls
Orbeon Forms 2018.2 features new Date and Time form controls. The reason the controls are new is that we wanted to modernize the date picker on one hand, and add new features such as the ability to...
View ArticleOrbeon Forms 2018.2.2 PE
Today we released Orbeon Forms 2018.2.2 PE. This update to Orbeon Forms 2018.2.1 PE contains bug-fixes and is recommended for all Orbeon Forms 2018.2 PE and Orbeon Forms 2018.2.1 PE users. This release...
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Form-level and control-level settings
With Orbeon Forms, some form controls have specific settings. For example, a Number field can be configured to show 2 digits after the decimal point. In the past, these settings could be configured in...
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Field-level encryption
In Orbeon Forms 2018.2.2 PE, we introduced the ability for you, as a form author, to mark form fields as encrypted at rest, by simply checking a checkbox in Form Builder. When doing so, with no...
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Summary page versioning support
Orbeon Forms supports versioning of form definitions. However, the behavior of the Summary page did not properly reflect that in a useful fashion. Since Orbeon Forms 2018.2, when more than one form...
View ArticleOrbeon Forms 2018.2.3 PE
Today we released Orbeon Forms 2018.2.3 PE. This update contains bug-fixes and is recommended for all Orbeon Forms 2018.2 PE, Orbeon Forms 2018.2.1 PE and Orbeon Forms 2018.2.2 users. This release...
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Freezing rows in repeated grids or sections
Repeated grids and sections in Orbeon Forms are already quite flexible. With Orbeon Forms 2018.2, we added a new option to allow making a number of repetitions frozen. Repeated grids and sections...
View ArticleBack and forward navigation
Handling browser back and forward navigation has historically been difficult for web applications. [1] What should they do when the user activates the back and forward buttons?With plain old static web...
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