Form Builder Error

>
> Quote from earlier message: Before you can save your form, you need  
> to enter
> the app and form  name, as well as a form title, and a title for the  
> first
> section. Then   you should see the "Save" button become enabled.  
> The UI is
> not as clear as it should at this point so we also have an   entry  
> covering
> this in the Orbeon FAQ (google "Orbeon Forms FAQ" and   lookup the  
> entires
> below "Form Builder").  Alex
>
>
> As a newbie I have exactly the same problem with  Forms Builder ..
> Orbeon Forms 3.7.0beta1.200808260135
>
> I have installed Orbeon o.k. in localhost on Vista.
>
> Reading this thread .. I made sure that I filled in the opening  
> fields ..
>
> Application name    .. test1
> Form Name            .. test2
> Form Title             .. test3
> Form Description    .. test4
>
>
> then I clicked on New Form
>
> Form Title               this was still blank .. so I inserted some  
> more
> text .. test5
> Form Description      this was still blank .. so I inserted some  
> more text
> .. test6
>
> (should these fields carry forward content "test3" and "test4" from  
> opening
> form??)
>
> section ... I inserted some text .. test7
>
> So all fields had some text inserted .. but still ..
>
> Test > Publish > Save are not clickable
>
> d~l
>
> .....
>
> Update ..
>
> after posting this I noticed "Metadata" in the left hand navigation  
> panel.
>
> I inserted text into fields
> Application Name
> and
> Form Name
>
> and the Test > Publish > Save are now enabled ..  so it seems that  
> Metadata
> is mandatory .. why not use validation in Forms Builder itself?
>
> I click on Test and a form is launched .. but the next problem is  
> that the
> "Close" button does not close the form
>
> d~l
>
> .......
>
>
> Another update ..
>
> Sorry .. I'm still trying the simplest of tests in Forms Builder but  
> just
> can't get it to work intuitively ..
>
> I first create a new basic form with Metadata fields completed and  
> just a
> few fields completed ..
>
> If I click "Test" I can see the basic test form in browser .. but the
> "Close" button does not work ..
>
> If I click now on Publish .. then "Publish and Open" .. there is no  
> form
> seen .. "No form data was found"  .. BUT if I now click on "New  
> Form" the
> form opens and I can then Publish to show the form in Adobe PDF.
>
> Any other newbies with similar problems in Forms Builder?
>
> d~l
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>
> Erik Bruchez wrote:
>>
>> I would recommend using a recent nightly build instead. Lots of bug-
>> fixes have been introduced since the version you are using.
>> -Erik
>>
>
> Thanks for the suggestion .. I deleted my previous orbeon  
> installation and
> tried the nightly build.
>
> Orbeon Forms Nightly Build
> Download zip file
> Download just the Web Archive (WAR) file
> These are Zip and WAR files built automatically as Orbeon Forms  
> developers
> make changes to the source code. Nighly builds are the most up-to-date
> versions of Orbeon Forms you can get. They contain the latest  
> features and
> bug-fixes, but they also haven't been tested yet so you use them at  
> your own
> risk!
>
>
> then launched Form Builder (ALPHA)
>
> .. version: Orbeon Forms 3.7.0beta1+.200812240128
>
>
> Clicked "New"
>
> I note that Metadata section in accordion menu is missing.
> It was there in previous Form Builder I tried ??
>
>
> I tried ..
>
> Application Name .. text enters o.k.
> Form Name ..  text enters o.k.
>
> then I tried ..
> "Click to enter the form title" .. doesn't allow field text entry
>
> then ..
> "Click to enter a section title" ..  doesn't allow field text entry
>
> then ..
> "Click to enter a label" ..  doesn't allow field text entry
>
>
> I have not tried .. as I did on my first installation ..
>
> Orbeon Forms 3.7 beta 1
> Download zip package (about 48 MB)
> Download tar.gz package (about 48 MB)
> This package contains Orbeon Forms 3.7 beta 1. This release is not a  
> final
> version of Orbeon Forms 3.7, but it has received more testing than the
> nightly builds usually do.
>
>
> Not too good an openingexperience for a newbie.
>
> I might look for some other xform builder script to work with Orbeon.
>
> Ideally linked to PHP5 on a connected Apache server which I'm using  
> for
> content management (Drupal 6 + PHP5).
>
> Currently I am calling Orbeon forms embedded in an iframe in Drupal  
> content
> page.
>
> I'm using Firefox 3.0 and have Firebug installed if it helps to  
> track down
> bugs.
>
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