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Out of the box sample data for the demo forms

Orbeon Forms comes with several demonstration forms, including the Bookshelf, Contact, and DMV-14 forms. When you download recent builds of Orbeon Forms, you will notice that there is now sample data in these forms out of the box, especially the Bookshelf form. How is this done? Orbeon Forms ships with... More

The state of Orbeon Forms, Part 9

Here is a summary of the Orbeon Forms developments for October 2010: Releases Orbeon Forms 3.8. Orbeon Forms 3.8 was released in May in both CE and PE versions. Next release. There have been a huge number of commits and bug-fixes since version 3.8 and the code base is getting ready for... More

Orbeon Forms 3.8 now available

We are pleased to announce the availability of Orbeon Forms 3.8! Orbeon Forms 3.8 features over 350 improvements since Orbeon Forms 3.7.1. Don't miss the complete release notes. Orbeon Forms 3.8 is the first release of Orbeon Forms with two separate editions: Orbeon Forms 3.8 CE (Community Edition) Orbeon Forms 3.8... More

Orbeon Forms 3.8 Release Candidate now available

We are happy to announce a release candidate of Orbeon Forms 3.8! Orbeon Forms 3.8 features over 350 improvements since Orbeon Forms 3.7.1. Don’t miss the complete release notes. Orbeon Forms 3.8 is the first release of Orbeon Forms with two separate editions: Orbeon Forms 3.8 CE (Community Edition) Orbeon Forms 3.8... More

The state of Orbeon Forms, Part 8

This is a summary of the Orbeon Forms developments for December 2009 - February 2010: Release Numbering. Since there are about 300 changes since 3.7.1, the upcoming Orbeon Forms release will be numbered 3.8 instead of 3.7.2. Schedule. We are trying our best to release 3.8 really soon! The release... More

The state of Orbeon Forms, Part 7

Here is a summary of the Orbeon Forms developments for October/November 2009: Next release Orbeon Forms 3.7.2 is almost ready. Nightly builds are quite stable and we are almost ready to release! Web site and demos Form Builder screencast. We have just produced a screencast showing off Form Builder's basic... More

The state of Orbeon Forms, Part 6

Here is a summary of the Orbeon Forms developments for August/September 2009: 1. News XForms 1.1 went to W3C Proposed Recommendation. Further, XForms 1.1 is currently transitioning to full Recommendation. It took years to get there, but it was worth it: XForms 1.1 is a major improvement over XForms 1.0.... More

The state of Orbeon Forms, Part 5

Here is a summary of the Orbeon Forms developments for June/July 2009: 1. Form Builder and Form Runner Documentation. The Form Builder user documentation is now available in English and in French. Proxying with PHP. We just addressed an issue with PHP-based proxies (e.g. TYPO3), where checkboxes wouldn't work in... More

The state of Orbeon Forms, Part 4

Here is a summary of the Orbeon Forms developments for April/May 2009: 1. Orbeon Forms release 3.7.1 is out. That's right, we have released Orbeon Forms 3.7.1! New Orbeon Forms flyer. Check the PDF here. 2. Form Builder and Form Runner Improved Form Builder layout. Form Builder now uses a... More

Announcing Orbeon Forms 3.7.1

We are glad to announce that Orbeon Forms 3.7.1 is now available for download. Orbeon Forms 3.7.1 includes over 400 improvements since version 3.6, notably: New Form Builder preview. Orbeon Form Builder is the visual form designer which allows you to build and deploy forms in minutes right from your... More