I'd be happy to see functionality like this too. The trickiest part is, I think, figuring out how to clear the messages.
I agree with Matthias that we don't need GWT. We already have the client-side JS. It's just the code that decides to turn the messages into an alert that is the problem. -- Adam On 2/28/07, Martin Marinschek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I've been reiterating the necessity for this time and again ;) - I'd be pretty much for an addition like this. regards, Martin On 2/28/07, Danny Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I was thinking that instead of displaying alert, the messages would appear > in the same place as they do in server-side. So keep the existing > javascript validator/converter stuff but change where/how it is displayed. > We'd probably have to render a hidden container for each field, which the > javascript would populate and make visible. > > Taking this route over a dialog means we could also probably provide some > kind of on-tab-out instant validation for more data-entry heavy > applications. That said these approaches are not mutually exclusive. > > Danny > > On 2/28/07, Matthias Wessendorf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > are you talking about still using JS for the client side > > converter/validator stuff, > > but just don't use alert(), instead using a "web2.0-ish" dialog ? > > > > The validator/converter stuff isn't just an alert(). We have "client > > side" Converter (with getAsObject/String) and Validators (with > > validate) and FacesMessage etc. > > > > Here is more on that interesting topic: > > > > http://incubator.apache.org/adffaces/devguide/clientValidation.html > > > > -Matthias > > > > On 2/28/07, Danny Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Guys, > > > > > > Would there be support for an enhancement to the client-side validation > > so > > > that it behaves in the same way as the server-side logic? Meaning, we'd > > get > > > rid of the javascript alert dialog and instead dyanamically show/hide > > the > > > error messages in the page. > > > > > > If so, I'll raise a JIRA issue and look into possible solutions. Tips & > > > suggestions welcome. > > > > > > Danny > > > > > > -- > > > Chordiant Software Inc. > > > www.chordiant.com > > > > > > > > > -- > > Matthias Wessendorf > > http://tinyurl.com/fmywh > > > > further stuff: > > blog: http://jroller.com/page/mwessendorf > > mail: mwessendorf-at-gmail-dot-com > > > > > > -- > Chordiant Software Inc. > www.chordiant.com > -- http://www.irian.at Your JSF powerhouse - JSF Consulting, Development and Courses in English and German Professional Support for Apache MyFaces
