One thing that would be really easy to do is use Ajax4JSF to give you a "live" preview as you type... View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4015021#4015021 Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&p=4015021