Structural editing operations for network forms
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving, through a view approximating an existing instance of a network form, a selection from within the network form sufficient to cause a visual, structural change of the network form eventually necessitating an alteration to a data structure of the existing instance of the network form, wherein the existing instance of the network form is accessible across a communication network but is locally inaccessible;
enabling the visual, structural change without first altering the data structure of the existing instance of the network form; and
updating the view based on the visual, structural change and also without first altering the data structure of the existing instance of the network form.
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Abstract
Systems and/or methods that enable an operation associated with an altered structure of a data instance of a network form without first altering the structure of the data instance are described. These systems and/or methods, in one embodiment, enable an operation of a network form eventually requiring alteration of a structure of a data instance of the network form without first performing a roundtrip with the network form'"'"'s network computer. In another embodiment, the systems and/or methods approximate a view and editing experience associated with a structural change to a data instance of a network form without structurally changing the data instance.
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving, through a view approximating an existing instance of a network form, a selection from within the network form sufficient to cause a visual, structural change of the network form eventually necessitating an alteration to a data structure of the existing instance of the network form, wherein the existing instance of the network form is accessible across a communication network but is locally inaccessible; enabling the visual, structural change without first altering the data structure of the existing instance of the network form; and updating the view based on the visual, structural change and also without first altering the data structure of the existing instance of the network form. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method comprising:
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approximating a view associated with a structural alteration of an existing instance of a network form, wherein the existing instance of the network form is accessible across a communication network but is locally inaccessible; and approximating an editing experience associated with the structural alteration of the existing instance of the network form, wherein the act of approximating the view and the act of approximating the editing experience are performed without the existing instance of the network form having the structural alteration. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method comprising:
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receiving a selection to enable an editing operation in a network form, wherein the editing operation requires an alteration of a data structure of an existing instance of the network form and the existing instance of the network form is accessible across a communication network but is locally inaccessible; recording the selection; displaying a view enabling entry of edits for the editing operation; enabling behavior for the edits approximating behavior associated with the required alteration of the data structure of the existing instance of the network form; receiving user edits through the view; recording the user edits; communicating the recording of the selection across the communication network effective to enable the alteration to the data structure of the existing instance of the network form; and communicating the recording of the user edits across the communication network effective to enable alteration of data within the alteration of the data structure of the existing instance of the network form. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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