The accesskey attribute sounds like a great idea at first. Being able to attach a keyboard shortcut to elements in an HTML document allows users to quickly jump to different parts of the page or trigger functionality without having to use a mouse.
The problem, as has been stated by Derek Featherstone in More reasons why we don’t use accesskeys, John Foliot in Using Accesskeys - Is it worth it?, and Jukka Korpela in Using accesskey attribute in HTML forms and links, to name a few, is that most current web browsers do not prevent shortcuts assigned
Think about how many times a day you use forms, electronic or otherwise. On the Web, forms have become commonplace for search engines, polls, surveys, electronic commerce, and even on-line applications. Nearly all user interaction on the Web is through forms of some sort. This ubiquitous technology, however, is showing its age. It predates XML by half a decade, which is a contributing factor to some of its limitations:
Poor integration with XML
Limited features make even common tasks dependent on scripting
Device dependent, running well only on
Unlike the original HTML forms, the creators of XForms have used a Model-View-Controller approach. The "model" consists of one or more XForms models describing form data, constraints upon that data, and submissions. The "view" describes what controls appear in the form, how they are grouped together, and what data they are bound to. CSS can be used to describe a form's appearance.
An XForms document can be as simple as an HTML form (by only specifying the submission element in the model section, and placing the controls in the body), but XForms
XForms is the next generation of HTML forms.
XForms uses XML to create input forms on the Web.
What You Should Already Know
Before you continue you should have a basic understanding of the following:
* HTML
* HTML Forms
* XHTML
* XML
If you want to study these subjects first, find the tutorials on our Home Page.
What Is XForms?
* XForms is the next generation of HTML forms
* XForms is richer and more flexible than HTML forms
* XForms will be the forms standard in XHTML 2.0
* XForms is platform and device independent
* XForms