Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide a mechanism for using name spaces in graphical user interface (GUI) page definitions. A name space designation is assigned to each control mechanism that generates definitional statements for the GUI. In one embodiment, a page control is assigned a name space designation and assigns a name space designation for each of the controls that are used to generate the page. The name space designation can be used to uniquely identify a control. The name attributes including the name space designation may be sent to a client's browser where it may be incorporated by the browser into a name-value pair when transferring data back to the control.

Abstract: The present invention provides a system that permits bidirectional collaboration and contribution by a consumer or reader to richly formatted web documents and database records containing fields with richly formatted content. The invention permits participation in both the content creation and content management cycle. The invention provides content data in a database that includes HTML portions and file attachments or objects. These objects can include jpeg files, gif files, xcel, sound, avi, quicktime and other file types. The invention also provides a method of specifying and tracking attributes associated with the document. There are two classes of attributes in the invention. One class includes data such as who created a document or portion of document, who approved a document and when it was approved. The second class of attributes includes subject, category, and other data that can be used to provide automatic indexing of data.