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User-interface oriented
Client software does not need to understand meaning of terms – just variables and prompts
includes necessary prompts and structure
needs to be translated into different languages by server
Existing work: XForms
http://www.w3.org/MarkUp/Forms/2003/xforms-for-html-authors
Allows use of CSS to render on variety of devices
Allows use of JavaScript for client-side verification
Specifies type of control (“selection”), not rendering (“radio button”, “select list”)
Suggestion: allow as alternate representation
PPT Version