Certain common attributes apply to all controls:
<forms:input
id="state_shipping"
class="data_entry"
ref="order/shipTo/state"
cols="4"
model="shipping"
style="font-family: Helvetica, sans"
appearance="compact">
<forms:label>State:</forms:label>
</forms:input>
id attribute for linking and CSS
class attribute for CSS
ref attribute selects the one node in the model this control updates
nodeset attribute selects several nodes in the model this control updates
cols attribute to specify number of characters
model attribute to choose between multiple forms
style attribute to attach CSS
appearance attribute to choose full, compact, or minimal display