> ------- Original Message ------- > From: Adrian Crum <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: dev@ofbiz.apache.org > Sent: 4/10/07, 10:16:53 AM > Subject: Re: Screen Widget Ideas > > David E. Jones wrote: > > > > On Apr 9, 2007, at 6:12 PM, Adrian Crum wrote: > > > >>> The goal for all ofbiz tools is to do 90% of what you need > >>> efficiently and generically and quickly, not 100% of what you need > >>> pooy. The form wigdet is not and never will be html or fill the same > >>> need. > >> > >> > >> The funny thing about the widgets is, they make complex tasks simple, > >> and at the same time they make simple tasks complex. In my opinion, > >> the widgets get a C in doing 90% of what I need efficiently. > > > > > > So, what sort of thing are you looking for to meet your particular needs? > > > > -David > > Here's an example: > > https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/OFBIZ-875 > > That modification has little to do with the original message in this thread, > but > it demonstrates how I believe the widgets can be improved upon to make simple > tasks simple. > > Then there is the example I gave earlier of wanting to assign IDs and styles > to > certain widgets. At the time it had been suggested to wrap the widget in a > container, then assign an ID and a style to the container. I chose to improve > the widget instead. > > So, little things that should be simple and straightforward are sometimes > complicated or impossible. > > Another example: Screenlets are common repetitive visual elements in OFBiz. > To > compose a screenlet using the screen widgets takes a lot of XML code. So, > bottom > line, a simple task is made complicated. I would like to develop a screenlet > widget - that would render a screenlet from a few attributes. Before I get > started on that though, I would like to clean up the existing widget java > code. > That's what prompted this thread.
Why not just use the screenlet decorator? I guess this particular thing is not something that has come up for me as a real pain point when developing... -David
