Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for dynamically simulating a structured document. A visual layout of a presentation of a structured document is determined in accordance with a style property associated with and specific to a first type of media device. The laid out structured document including the style property specific to the first type of media device is sent to a web browser executing on a second type of media device for rendering on the second type of media device. The first type of media device has a different display requirement than the second type of media device. The style property may be encoded in a set of presentation semantics. A media-dependent style rule encoded in the set of presentation semantics may be used to determine that the display requirement of the first type of media device satisfies the media-dependent style rule.

Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for dynamically simulating a structured document. A visual layout of a presentation of a structured document is determined in accordance with a style property associated with and specific to a first type of media device. The laid out structured document including the style property specific to the first type of media device is sent to a web browser executing on a second type of media device for rendering on the second type of media device. The first type of media device has a different display requirement than the second type of media device. The style property may be encoded in a set of presentation semantics. A media-dependent style rule encoded in the set of presentation semantics may be used to determine that the display requirement of the first type of media device satisfies the media-dependent style rule.

Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for dynamically simulating a web page as it would appear on various different types of media devices. A user request is received, through a user interface, to render a structured document in a web browser. The web browser can execute on a first type of device to render the structured document in a layout specific to a second type of media device having a different display requirement than the first type of media device. The second type of media device can be selected from a list of predefined types of media devices. A set of presentation semantics is associated with the structured document. A media-dependent style rule encoded in the set of presentation semantics is identified. If the display requirement of the second type of media device satisfies the rule, the structured document is laid out in accordance with a style property associated with the satisfied rule.

Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for dynamically simulating a web page as it would appear on various different types of media devices. A user request is received, through a user interface, to render a structured document in a web browser. The web browser can execute on a first type of device to render the structured document in a layout specific to a second type of media device having a different display requirement than the first type of media device. The second type of media device can be selected from a list of predefined types of media devices. A set of presentation semantics is associated with the structured document. A media-dependent style rule encoded in the set of presentation semantics is identified. If the display requirement of the second type of media device satisfies the rule, the structured document is laid out in accordance with a style property associated with the satisfied rule.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to systems and methods of creating and deploying electronic forms for collecting information from a user using a browser, where the browser may be one of a plurality of browser platforms. Characteristics of forms are entered by a human designer using a form designer by using drag-and-drop operations, and stored in XML template files. The form may be previewed by the designer. When a user on the Internet (or an intranet) requests a form by a browser, the characteristics of the browser are sensed and a form appropriate for the browser is deployed to the browser by a form server. Information is then captured from the user. The form may also be saved or printed.