Operation Manual

256 Adding Dynamic Content
Form Structure
The building blocks of a form comprise a mixture of text, graphics and form
controls. Form controls are intelligent as they collect web visitor data and can
be added, moved and modified in a similar way to familiar objects in WebPlus
such as graphics and table elements. A control can be a button, edit box, text
area, combo box, check box, radio button, File browser, or CAPTCHA object.
A typical form, perhaps a email feedback form, is made up of a combination
of some of these controls, i.e.
• From the web visitor's perspective, information is typed into text boxes
or selected from check boxes, radio buttons, or drop-down boxes. The
information entered can be numeric, textual, or a mixture of both,
depending on the type of field. The tab order by which fields are to be
completed is configurable, as is validation of input data (see WebPlus
help for more about tab order and validation).
• Each field has its own set of properties relating to its appearance, its
value(s), validation, or the action expected of the field.
In WebPlus, the form should be integrated into your site design as you
develop your site. Of course, a whole page could occupy a single form, and the
page could be a part of the site-wide navigation bar (check Include in
Navigation in Page Properties).