Alternative to PHP QuickForm?

$('myFormControl').observe('click', myClickFunction)

[main]
vessel.form.method = "post"

vessel.form.elements.name.type = "text"
vessel.form.elements.name.name = "name"
vessel.form.elements.name.options.label = "Name: "
vessel.form.elements.name.options.required = true

vessel.form.elements.identifier_type.type = "select"
vessel.form.elements.identifier_type.name = "identifier_type"
vessel.form.elements.identifier_type.options.label = "Identifier type: "
vessel.form.elements.identifier_type.options.required = true
vessel.form.elements.identifier_type.options.multioptions.IMO Number = "IMO Number";
vessel.form.elements.identifier_type.options.multioptions.Registry organisation and Number = "Registry organisation and Number";
vessel.form.elements.identifier_type.options.multioptions.SSR Number = "SSR Number";

vessel.form.elements.identifier.type = "text"
vessel.form.elements.identifier.name = "identifier"
vessel.form.elements.identifier.options.label = "Identifier: "
vessel.form.elements.identifier.options.required = true
vessel.form.elements.identifier.options.filters.lower.filter = "StringToUpper"

vessel.form.elements.email.type = "text"
vessel.form.elements.email.name = "email"
vessel.form.elements.email.options.label = "Email: "
vessel.form.elements.email.options.required = true

vessel.form.elements.owner_id.type = "hidden"
vessel.form.elements.owner_id.name = "owner_id"
vessel.form.elements.owner_id.options.required = true

; submit button
vessel.form.elements.submit.type = "submit"
vessel.form.elements.submit.name = "Update"
vessel.form.elements.submit.option.value = "Update"

$this->form->setDecorators( array(array('ViewScript', array('viewScript' => 'forms/aform.phtml'))));

<?=$this->element->title->renderViewHelper()?>