1) an option when you first create the collection to 'automatically generate a form field for each field on the table?" so instead of a blank form, we get it prepopulated with the approriate fields

2) if not option 1) then at least an option to have creation date, modofication date, ordering and published already as part of the form. I use these on almost every form I do.

3) an option to add a FIELDSET to the form with appropriate CSS style so fields can be broken up into groups

4) More advanced fieldsets in the forms of TABBED forms. Now we are fully using JQuery, I have some very simple JQuery code that I use for TABS you are welcome to have and see if you can integrate into JCOOK.

um.. that will do for now, just thinking outloud XD

With Jquery, we will have so much more fun i believe... JCook has gone a big step ahead with this...

Well, since the very beginning, Cook has been designed for the application layer. Templating is another job.
Once your project is generated, whatever is in the tmpl files, you can change it.

Maybe in the future it can become more handlable to customize, but goods HTML and CSS are needed for every layout of your component.

While the html controls are abstracted, you don't have to touch anything else than the HTML structure.

With the coming of JForms (soon), the forms creation are handled and you will be allowed to use something else than tables.