Initial Release

The manuForma application is designed to make TEI data creation and distributed editing faster and easier. The application features easy to use multi-step forms, Github interactions and more.

Custom XForms are built using an XSLT stylesheet, a custom XML configuration file, and a custom XML Schema. The schema is used to define the elements and attributes required for your project. The schema must define all of the elements and attributes you would like in your forms. All controlled values, labels, language, and available elements and attributes will be defined in your custom schema. The more restrictive your schema is the faster your forms will perform.

TEI is a complex and large schema, so it is necessary to break the forms up into subforms. The subforms make for easier data entry and faster form load and processing time. We recommend breaking your TEI files up into the smallest meaningful blocks that you can. The application comes bundled with a few example forms, including TEI manuscripts. Use these example forms as templates to build your own custom forms.

The application is built to create TEI-files with the Srophé app in mind, but any other platform supporting TEI will be compatible.