Hello list,
The GIS module uses the javascript library Ext JS (as part of MapFish and GeoExt). It allows for the design of desktop-like GUIs.
The new 3.1 version of Ext offers intriguing possiblities for replacing our current “customized form designer” (which is FCKeditor with a plugin):
http://www.extjs.com/blog/2009/10/08/ext-js-designer-preview/?ref=family
(Another alternative that has been mentioned earlier is Xforms, e.g. http://code.google.com/p/purcforms/ )
Knut