Chapter 3. Forms and Pages

A web-enablement or application modernization project should probably start by considering what can be done to update forms and pages. As you familiarize yourself with an application assigned to you, you may identify any number of aspects that could be done better. Some of those aspects have to do with look of the application, the fonts used, the color schemes, how fields are placed on the forms, and so on. You may notice other issues, such as lack of validation for a field, poorly stated error messages, or a less-than-contemporary navigational strategy.

Domino Designer provides many techniques for creating and styling forms and pages within an application. Unfortunately, there are times when design strategies that work well in Notes work less-well on the Web. And the reverse is also true; some techniques are very suitable for the Web, but fall short (or are unsupported) in the Notes client.

This chapter addresses selected issues and problems you may encounter while...