+1, do keep in mind that we don't release the component showcase, but
it would be available for people to try.

Sent from my iPhone

On Jun 29, 2012, at 6:49 AM, Leonardo Uribe <lu4...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi
>
> I have been playing for some time with this idea. I tried to create a base 
> skin:
>
>    <skin>
>        <id>themeroller.desktop</id>
>        <family>themeroller</family>
>        <extends>simple.desktop</extends>
>        <render-kit-id>org.apache.myfaces.trinidad.desktop</render-kit-id>
>        
> <style-sheet-name>skins/themeroller/casablanca-themeroller-base.css</style-sheet-name>
>    </skin>
>
> And then just extend that skin like this:
>
>    <skin>
>        <id>black-tie.desktop</id>
>        <family>black-tie</family>
>        <extends>themeroller.desktop</extends>
>        <render-kit-id>org.apache.myfaces.trinidad.desktop</render-kit-id>
>        
> <style-sheet-name>skins/themeroller/black-tie/jquery-ui-1.8.21.custom.css</style-sheet-name>
>    </skin>
>
> It works, so maybe it is better to set the base template on top.
>
> I think it is also possible to use a skin addition to fix what is
> specific to the theme:
>
>    <skin-addition>
>        <skin-id>cupertino.desktop</skin-id>
>        
> <style-sheet-name>skins/themeroller/cupertino/additional-skin-params.css</style-sheet-name>
>    </skin-addition>
>
> I have also found some issues but nothing that cannot be done. For
> example, themeroller change the colors according if the text is inside
> a widget container or header and so on, but trinidad has some
> hard-coded font colors and other concepts, that at the end it is
> better just ignore them and use a simplified way similar to
> themeroller way. Also, it could be good to generate some icons based
> on the ones provided by casablanca skin.
>
> I was thinking on commit the skins inside trinidad-components-showcase
> for now, and when the code is good enough move it to the
> implementation. That could make easier for anybody to help, because
> the code is in the repo and with the web application, maven and maven
> jetty pluggiin, it is very simple to edit some changes then just
> refresh the browser and have the result.
>
> Obviously before that we need to add just a couple of lines in
> trinidad, but it is reasonable.
>
> regards,
>
> Leonardo Uribe
>
> 2012/6/22 Leonardo Uribe <lu4...@gmail.com>:
>> Hi
>>
>> I did some changes to the css, and now this is the result.
>>
>> https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/attachment/12533046/redmond%2Bcasablanca-2.png
>> https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/attachment/12533047/south-street%2Bcasablanca-2.png
>>
>> There is still room for improvement, I think we can just take some
>> themes, adjust them the best we can and bundle them inside trinidad
>> without jQuery. Maybe it is a good idea to write a blog explaining how
>> to create your custom trinidad skin using ThemeRoller.
>>
>> In my opinion, casablanca skin is a lot more complex and better skin
>> that the ones provided in ThemeRoller. It is worth to just take our
>> time and create the additional resources to make the skins more
>> elegant and well polished. For example, there is no default colors for
>> links in ThemeRoller, we can provide them manually, things like that.
>>
>> I removed jQuery tr:document hack and the skins do not change.
>>
>> Suggestions are welcome!.
>>
>> regards,
>>
>> Leonardo Uribe
>>
>> 2012/6/22 Leonardo Uribe <lu4...@gmail.com>:
>>> Hi
>>>
>>> 2012/6/22 Pavitra Subramaniam <pavitra.subraman...@oracle.com>:
>>>> Hello Leonardo, Scott,
>>>>
>>>> Thanks for working on this. The LAF is very neat. I looked at the patch
>>>> uploaded to the issue 2120 but didn't find the changes made to
>>>> DocumentRenderer. Can you upload it as well? I see 2 issues being discussed
>>>>
>>>
>>> The first patch was the "proof of concept" I did long time ago. I have
>>> attached a second patch with the work so far and another screenshot
>>> using other different theme:
>>>
>>> https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/attachment/12533025/TRINIDAD-2120-2.patch
>>> https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/attachment/12533026/redmond%2Bcasablanca.png
>>>
>>> Note the patch does not include the images of each theme.
>>>
>>>> 1.  Integrate themes provided by jQuery ThemeRoller into Trinidad Skinning
>>>> Framework to get jQuery LAF on Trinidad applications
>>>> 2. Provide an ability to integrate jQuery widgets in a Trinidad app /
>>>> enhance Trinidad component to use jQuery (?)
>>>>
>>>> For 1.  Integrate existing themes provided by jQuery ThemeRoller into
>>>> Trinidad Skinning Framework to get jQuery LAF on Trinidad applications -
>>>>
>>>> a.  for the 'sunny' theme you have defined something like this
>>>>
>>>> +    <skin>
>>>> +        <id>sunny.desktop</id>
>>>> +        <family>sunny</family>
>>>> +        <render-kit-id>org.apache.myfaces.trinidad.desktop</render-kit-id>
>>>> +
>>>> <style-sheet-name>skins/themeroller/sunny/jquery-ui-1.8.14.custom.css</style-sheet-name>
>>>> +    </skin>
>>>> +    <skin-addition>
>>>> +        <skin-id>sunny.desktop</skin-id>
>>>> +
>>>> <style-sheet-name>skins/themeroller/trinidad-theme.css</style-sheet-name>
>>>> +    </skin-addition>
>>>> +    <skin-addition>
>>>> +        <skin-id>sunny.desktop</skin-id>
>>>> +        <style-sheet-name>skins/themeroller/layout.css</style-sheet-name>
>>>> +    </skin-addition>
>>>>
>>>> Although the above is a very intelligent use of the feature, I was curious
>>>> why you didn't make the <skin> use "trinidad-theme.css" as the
>>>> <style-sheet-name> and do an @import of the jquery-ui...css within this
>>>> file. You are after all creating a trinidad skin that uses selectors 
>>>> defined
>>>> in jQuery theme.  Also the <skin> by default <extends>simple desktop if 
>>>> none
>>>> is specified. Do we want 'jquery-ui-1.8.14.custom.css' extending from
>>>> simple. See Skinning Docs for info.
>>>>
>>>
>>> I don't know if works or not. I don't have any special reason, if put
>>> trinidad-theme "on top" works, sounds good for me.
>>>
>>>> The layout.css could still be an addition, I think. Not sure if it needs to
>>>> @import the jquery.css as well?
>>>>
>>>
>>> That's some styles for the demo, they don't matter.
>>>
>>>>>> It seems we need to extend -tr-property-ref to allow a syntax like this:
>>>>
>>>>>> .somecssclass {
>>>>>>   border: 1px solid #aed0ea;
>>>>>> }
>>>>
>>>>>> border-color: -tr-property-ref(".somecssclass", "border", "3");
>>>>
>>>> -1. what if someone changes .someclass to
>>>>
>>>> .somecssclass {
>>>>   border: solid #aed0ea;
>>>> }
>>>>
>>>> and forgets to change the '-tr-property-ref' of border-color? I think it 
>>>> may
>>>> be more error-prone. I like if the user explicitly spells out the property
>>>> that '-tr-property-ref' uses. Or something like
>>>>
>>>> border-color: -tr-property-ref(".somecssclass", "border", "color"); //
>>>> either width/color/style
>>>>
>>>
>>> Yes, I know. The change I did works, but obviously it could be great
>>> to include some logic there to make easier that part. For example if I
>>> have this definition
>>>
>>> .somecssclass {
>>> border: 1px solid #aed0ea;
>>> }
>>>
>>> and then a reference like this:
>>>
>>> border-color: -tr-property-ref(".somecssclass");
>>>
>>> It could be great that if the skin engine can recognize in some way
>>> that border-color can be defined inside a border declaration too and
>>> just take it from there.
>>>
>>> That's the part where I need some help. I would suggest something like
>>> -tr-property-ref(".somecssclass", "border", "border-color") to be more
>>> explicit. Anyway, I think it is not difficult to write the required
>>> lines and at the end it will be a valuable feature.
>>>
>>>>
>>>> c. Instead of copying the jquery specific CSS file to here -
>>>> trinidad-examples/trinidad-components-showcase/src/main/webapp/skins/themeroller/sunny/jquery-ui-1.8.14.custom.css,
>>>> I was wondering if we could use the static url for the jquery...css if it's
>>>> publicly available on a CDN? Seems like it is here.
>>>> Although I am not sure if @import allows specifying absolute urls
>>>>
>>>
>>> Could be, but in theory that't responsibility of JSF resource handler
>>> implementation. It doesn't sound too easy, because you can get the
>>> css, but and the images?. There is no need to go into this point for
>>> now, maybe later.
>>>
>>> The idea could be just take some themeroller skins, create one (or
>>> many templates, because there are some small details that needs to be
>>> fine tuned), and bundle them with trinidad. There are some icons that
>>> are not included in themeroller skin, but that's ok, because you can
>>> generate them (copy 4 or 5 icons from casablanca skin and change its
>>> colors are not a big deal, right)?.
>>>
>>>>
>>>> For 2. Provide an ability to integrate jQuery widgets in a Trinidad app /
>>>> enhance Trinidad component to use jQuery (?)
>>>>
>>>> a. Before providing custom renderers, can't the user add the jQuery
>>>> libraries directly into the Trinidad pages where she wants the same, using
>>>> <trh:script> / <h:outputScript> works?
>>>>
>>>> Once they do that it's also easy to locate components within the html page
>>>> using unique ids from their jQuery scripts and I am assuming enable
>>>> behaviors/add widgets etc. Of course the devil is in the details.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Could be.
>>>
>>>> b. Perhaps a more tight integration with jQuery is desired by Trinidad
>>>> customers
>>>>
>>>> Do they want to use jquery widgets in isolation in a trinidad app or do 
>>>> they
>>>> want to enhance the behavior of trinidad components using the same (for
>>>> example, make tr:inputDate use the jQuery date picker widget?). Siya
>>>> mentioned that he wanted to use the jquery date picker instead of the
>>>> trinidad one.
>>>>
>>>
>>> It is an open question. My opinion is once solved the problem between
>>> Trinidad / Themeroller skins, people will be able to create jQuery
>>> widgets and trinidad components and change the L&F easily. Now,
>>> current trinidad components don't use any js effects at all, and
>>> that's another feature it would be nice to include. In other words,
>>> you want to use jQuery date picker because it looks good.
>>>
>>> But in practice, is not that simple. jQuery date picker uses its own
>>> predefined css classes into the js, right? but we want to use the
>>> selectors defined in trinidad too. So, at the end to make it work is
>>> necessary to rewrite the js code and that means a lot of work (but it
>>> can be done). But note the date picker will not work well in old
>>> browsers, and things get worst in some mobile devices.
>>>
>>> So, if the problem is have a nice L&F, and the reasons to use jQuery
>>> widgets is no other than that, we should try as most as possible to
>>> improve it without "sacrify" other nice features Trinidad already has.
>>>
>>>> I agree fixing just the LAF might be the first thing we can attempt to do
>>>> but (2)  requires more laboring over. The need for a renderkit might be an
>>>> overkill
>>>>
>>>
>>> Sure. But keep it in mind, at the end in the future we could do that.
>>> The idea is be friendship with jQuery, but do not get married yet ;-)
>>> .
>>>
>>> Suggestions are welcome
>>>
>>> regards,
>>>
>>> Leonardo Uribe
>>>
>>>> Thanks
>>>> Pavitra
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 6/21/2012 8:14 AM, Leonardo Uribe wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Hi
>>>>
>>>> I have done the following steps:
>>>>
>>>> 1. Override tr:document renderer to include a copy of jQuery.
>>>> 2. Set in top of the skin, just one generated by Themeroller.
>>>> 3. Take casablanca skin as base model and copy it in a new file.
>>>> 4. Use -tr-rule-ref and -tr-property-ref (with some improvements) to
>>>> grab the parameters from the generated Themeroller skin.
>>>>
>>>> That's it!
>>>>
>>>> Here is the result so far:
>>>>
>>>> https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/attachment/12532880/cupertino%2Bcasablanca.png
>>>>
>>>> The good part is, in casablanca skin there is already multiple layers
>>>> of selectors, so you only need to change a couple of them. That work
>>>> is already done, so you only need to map some properties.
>>>>
>>>> Looks promising.
>>>>
>>>> regards,
>>>>
>>>> Leonardo Uribe
>>>>
>>>> 2012/6/21 Scott O'Bryan <darkar...@gmail.com>:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> This was a thread talked about on the user list.  In short, Leonardo is
>>>> interested in writing a Trinidad skin that could be used with theme-roller
>>>> stylesheets so that the LAF of Trinidad could match custom JQuery ui
>>>> components.  This may help quell some of the desire to move Trinidad
>>>> Component system to change to use JQuery by enabling trinidad and JQuery to
>>>> operate side by side.
>>>>
>>>> He proposes to do this by adding some features to the skinning framework.  
>>>> I
>>>> am forwarding this to the dev list for input and discussion.
>>>>
>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>>
>>>> Begin forwarded message:
>>>>
>>>> From: Leonardo Uribe <lu4...@gmail.com>
>>>> Date: June 21, 2012 6:35:59 AM MDT
>>>> To: MyFaces Discussion <us...@myfaces.apache.org>
>>>> Subject: Re: [TRINIDAD] JQuery (was: Trinidad is dead -- what do you use
>>>> instead?)
>>>> Reply-To: "MyFaces Discussion" <us...@myfaces.apache.org>
>>>>
>>>> Hi
>>>>
>>>> I can dedicate some time to this issue. It is an interesting thing to
>>>> do, and I have enough knowledge in JSF and Trinidad codebase. Anyway,
>>>> it could be good if you can review the code.
>>>>
>>>> It seems we need to extend -tr-property-ref to allow a syntax like this:
>>>>
>>>> .somecssclass {
>>>>    border: 1px solid #aed0ea;
>>>> }
>>>>
>>>> border-color: -tr-property-ref(".somecssclass", "border", "3");
>>>>
>>>> To retrieve for example, in this case, only the color of the border
>>>> and so on. Any idea about how to specify that?.
>>>>
>>>> Maybe we should more this discussion to dev list.
>>>>
>>>> regards,
>>>>
>>>> Leonardo Uribe
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> 2012/6/21 Scott O'Bryan <darkar...@gmail.com>:
>>>>
>>>> Yeah, something like this MIGHT work in the case where the styles
>>>>
>>>> 'fit' the current DOM.  You're right that there is a lot of
>>>>
>>>> flexibility there.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> In any case, I think this approach (integrating theme-roller) has the
>>>>
>>>> most merit because, instead of rewriting Trinidad's JS, we simply
>>>>
>>>> allow JQuery and Trinidad to co-exist under a common look and feel. :D
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Now for the $1,000,000 question.  Who wants to do it?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Scott
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Jun 21, 2012, at 3:25 AM, Leonardo Uribe <lu4...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Hi
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Going back to TRINIDAD-2120, I have seen that is not really necessary to
>>>>
>>>> create a parser. Instead we can use trinidad skinning code to do that. For
>>>>
>>>> example:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> .AFDarkBackground:alias {
>>>>
>>>>    background-color: -tr-property-ref(".ui-widget-header","color");
>>>>
>>>> }
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> .AFDarkAccentBackground:alias {
>>>>
>>>>    -tr-rule-ref: selector(".ui-widget-content");
>>>>
>>>> }
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Trinidad skinning is already able to read any css and use it to derive
>>>>
>>>> another skin.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I also tried to override a rendered using this hack:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> http://matthiaswessendorf.wordpress.com/2008/02/20/extending-trinidads-default-renderers/
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> The idea was override <tr:document> to include jQuery script. It works.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> We could do a "mixed" strategy. Create a custom RenderKit for trinidad,
>>>>
>>>> but only override some specific renderers. Also, create a "template" theme
>>>>
>>>> like is proposed in TRINIDAD-2120 and add it as a skin addition. For
>>>>
>>>> example:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>    <skin>
>>>>
>>>>        <id>cupertino.desktop</id>
>>>>
>>>>        <family>cupertino</family>
>>>>
>>>>        <render-kit-id>org.apache.myfaces.trinidad.desktop</render-kit-id>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>  
>>>> <style-sheet-name>skins/themeroller/cupertino/jquery-ui-1.8.21.custom.css</style-sheet-name>
>>>>
>>>>    </skin>
>>>>
>>>>    <skin-addition>
>>>>
>>>>        <skin-id>cupertino.desktop</skin-id>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>  <style-sheet-name>skins/themeroller/trinidad-theme.css</style-sheet-name>
>>>>
>>>>    </skin-addition>
>>>>
>>>>    <skin-addition>
>>>>
>>>>        <skin-id>cupertino.desktop</skin-id>
>>>>
>>>>        <style-sheet-name>skins/themeroller/layout.css</style-sheet-name>
>>>>
>>>>    </skin-addition>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> In that way, you can still use ThemeRoller app / jQuery UI CSS
>>>>
>>>> Framework to create
>>>>
>>>> your own skin, and apply it transparently in trinidad.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> So, our first task would be try apply a themeroller skin into
>>>>
>>>> Trinidad, without change any renderer.
>>>>
>>>> Then, optionally we can try to change the component renderers to use
>>>>
>>>> some jquery widgets.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> WDYT? Suggestions are welcome.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> regards,
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Leonardo Uribe
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> 2012/6/21 Leonardo Uribe <lu4...@gmail.com>:
>>>>
>>>> Hi
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I see. We could try that. What I like about that idea is that it
>>>>
>>>> reduce the amount of files to be created, and at the end sounds less
>>>>
>>>> restrictive and go aligned with the efforts in TRINIDAD-2120.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Also, here we have the whole point of the discussion. If we can take
>>>>
>>>> some skins and include them in Trinidad, do we really need jQuery
>>>>
>>>> inside Trinidad? For example, Trinidad casablanca skin look very good,
>>>>
>>>> and it does not suppose use any additional js at all. Note that does
>>>>
>>>> not means you cannot use jQuery together with Trinidad, but if you
>>>>
>>>> have a way to convert ThemeRoller skins into Trinidad, the code
>>>>
>>>> created with jQuery UI could be mixed in a transparent way with
>>>>
>>>> Trinidad, because the L & F will look the same. At the end, we could
>>>>
>>>> change the question about use jQuery or not into this question: How we
>>>>
>>>> can use jQuery UI and create custom widgets and have the same skin
>>>>
>>>> applied when using JSF + Trinidad?.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> regards,
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Leonardo Uribe
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> 2012/6/20 Scott O'Bryan <darkar...@gmail.com>:
>>>>
>>>> Right.  That's kind of why I suggested a style sheet parser.  The idea
>>>>
>>>> is to take some of the styles generated by file roller (the ones that
>>>>
>>>> we can) and use them to generate a Trinidad skinning file.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Jun 20, 2012, at 11:42 AM, Leonardo Uribe <lu4...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Hi Walter
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Yes, I know that. There is no stopper that could avoid us to use the
>>>>
>>>> datepicker widget, but note to limit the scope of the work, it sounds
>>>>
>>>> more convenient to take some styles from that widget and make them
>>>>
>>>> "fit" in the current implementation. It will take less time and
>>>>
>>>> effort. Later, we could try to see if we can use the widget.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> regards,
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Leonardo Uribe
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> 2012/6/20 Walter Mourão <walter.mou...@gmail.com>:
>>>>
>>>> Hi Leonard,
>>>>
>>>> I did not understand very well.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Just take what's useful of
>>>>
>>>> jQuery (css stuff) and forget about the rest.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> How about the components ? Do you mean we can 'decorate' the inputs and
>>>>
>>>> other things using only the CSS ? The
>>>>
>>>> datepicker<http://jqueryui.com/demos/datepicker/>,
>>>>
>>>> for example, needs some javascript..
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Walter Mourão
>>>>
>>>> http://waltermourao.com.br
>>>>
>>>> http://arcadian.com.br
>>>>
>>>> http://oriens.com.br
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, Jun 20, 2012 at 12:58 PM, Leonardo Uribe <lu4...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Hi
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I think it is possible, but note Trinidad skins has a lot more
>>>>
>>>> details. In theory
>>>>
>>>> you could extract the meta-info of the skin and try to generate a trinidad
>>>>
>>>> skin,
>>>>
>>>> from a parametrized template, but it is necessary to adjust tha
>>>>
>>>> template "at hand".
>>>>
>>>> For example, I tried to take casablanca skin, because its selectors are
>>>>
>>>> more
>>>>
>>>> simple to understand.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> The idea about create a custom RenderKit from scratch sounds like a lot of
>>>>
>>>> work,
>>>>
>>>> but if we make some simplifications it could be possible. After all,
>>>>
>>>> it should be
>>>>
>>>> possible to reuse code from other renderkits. What I like about this
>>>>
>>>> is we can do
>>>>
>>>> it without change any trinidad internals at all. Just take what's useful of
>>>>
>>>> jQuery (css stuff) and forget about the rest.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Sounds like something doable in a reasonable amount of time, and maybe it
>>>>
>>>> is
>>>>
>>>> something with high priority, given the amount of people interested.
>>>>
>>>> After all, for
>>>>
>>>> now MyFaces Core is in good shape, and there is some time until JSF 2.2.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> regards,
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Leonardo Uribe
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> 2012/6/19 Scott O'Bryan <darkar...@gmail.com>:
>>>>
>>>> +1.  Theme roller would be cool.  The problem is the current skinning
>>>>
>>>> selectors.  I'm wondering if themeroller themes couldn't be parsed
>>>>
>>>> into a skin.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Jun 19, 2012, at 8:08 AM, Leonardo Uribe <lu4...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Hi
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Interesting question. In my opinion, the most interesting part to use
>>>>
>>>> from jQuery is its jQuery UI CSS Framework. Why? because defining some
>>>>
>>>> small set of selectors and a "standard" html structure to apply them,
>>>>
>>>> you can create a custom skin using ThemeRoller application. I tried to
>>>>
>>>> do something as a "proof of concept" in
>>>>
>>>> https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/TRINIDAD-2120 , but after some
>>>>
>>>> time I found that anyway it is necessary to create a whole RenderKit
>>>>
>>>> that can fit better with jQuery UI. In that way, some good features
>>>>
>>>> Trinidad already has will be lost, because jQuery UI is the one who
>>>>
>>>> impose the restrictions. At the end you can't have everything. In my
>>>>
>>>> opinion, I would take only jQuery UI CSS Framework, even if that means
>>>>
>>>> lose some functionality in that mode. Change Trinidad internals to use
>>>>
>>>> jQuery is overkill.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Suggestions are welcome.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> regards,
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Leonardo Uribe
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> 2012/6/19  <siyaphakama.sos...@accenture.com>:
>>>>
>>>> Hello Everyone
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I am a JSF and Trinidad Newbie, I just joined a project at work where
>>>>
>>>> it's going to be using Trinidad. I was assigned a task to design some forms
>>>>
>>>> and so far I haven't had the best experience with Trinidad, The Date Input
>>>>
>>>> keeps giving me errors even though I use the same code as the Trinidad
>>>>
>>>> Showcase(
>>>>
>>>> http://example.irian.at/trinidad-components-showcase-2012061903/faces/pages/demoStart.xhtml).
>>>>
>>>> The Tabbed Panel is not rendering but its showing the content. My
>>>>
>>>> conclusion is I'm having issues with components that use JavaScript even
>>>>
>>>> the Tree and there are no errors showing on Firebug. Please Help, I'm not
>>>>
>>>> sure where I'm going wrong.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> My Opinion:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Trinidad looks like a great component library for JSF, but I think its
>>>>
>>>> documentation can use some upgrade, it's confusing for a newbie like me,
>>>>
>>>> There is no simple starting point, e.g. a basic guide, where it going to
>>>>
>>>> show basic steps to follow, like Primefaces Guide(
>>>>
>>>> http://primefaces.org/documentation.html). When I played around with
>>>>
>>>> Primefaces everything was straightforward but I wish to utilize Trinidad.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Missing Components:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Some will agree with me when I say I think a time picker needs to be
>>>>
>>>> added to the Trinidad Library.
>>>>
>>>> An improved Date Picker would be a plus, Compare the JQuery Date
>>>>
>>>> picker and the Trinidad Date Picker.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Just My Opition
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Thank You
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Siya
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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