Aug 28th, 2009, 10:47 AM
Hey Ben,
It's exciting to hear that you've already thought of this, and have even put some work into it.
Do you think you'll pursue building the module? Do you think you would do it in flex, javascript, or simply PHP? I actually love javascript-driven interfaces, it's just that Wufoo's report builder was pretty buggy. Their form builder, on the other hand, works beautifully.
It alarms me that Wufoo has built their reports in flash/(flex?), and they limit their reports to an almost useless number of questions (something like 6 or 8 I think)--because, they claim, the flash charts are too resource-intensive. However, it would be acceptable if they could just split the reports into different pages, to allow for unlimited questions/answers..
Perhaps you could use some of the source from the UCCASS survey system, as it's GPL'd. It just uses PHP to generate bar graphs, which I think is perfectly acceptable most of the time.
Well in any case, I would be ecstatic and enthused to see a "Reports" module for formtools. Maybe I could try to convince my boss/client to contract with you if you're available, and the pricing is right?
Best Regards,
Kevin
It's exciting to hear that you've already thought of this, and have even put some work into it.
Do you think you'll pursue building the module? Do you think you would do it in flex, javascript, or simply PHP? I actually love javascript-driven interfaces, it's just that Wufoo's report builder was pretty buggy. Their form builder, on the other hand, works beautifully.
It alarms me that Wufoo has built their reports in flash/(flex?), and they limit their reports to an almost useless number of questions (something like 6 or 8 I think)--because, they claim, the flash charts are too resource-intensive. However, it would be acceptable if they could just split the reports into different pages, to allow for unlimited questions/answers..
Perhaps you could use some of the source from the UCCASS survey system, as it's GPL'd. It just uses PHP to generate bar graphs, which I think is perfectly acceptable most of the time.
Well in any case, I would be ecstatic and enthused to see a "Reports" module for formtools. Maybe I could try to convince my boss/client to contract with you if you're available, and the pricing is right?
Best Regards,
Kevin