BJ, I am interested in better understand how the architecture you describe works. Is this a client-server architecture? I mean a java swing application running on the client that make requestes to the OFBiz server?
Thank you, -Bruno 2009/2/5 BJ Freeman <bjf...@free-man.net>: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > I agree with David. > But if someone want to go to the trouble of doing the code I don't see > why it can't be put in the jira for someone to use if they want to. > Just as a heads up I use the current screens in my remote UI(java swing). > my app reads the screens, generates the equivalent in the UI i have, and > sends the changes as if a user does it. > This allows ofbiz to keep it dynamics, and allow my users to have a > intuitive UI. > > As ofbiz screens change at the browser level, then I have one module in > my code that gets updated. > > as far as "Remote" UI's I think they should be designed at arms length > to ofbiz. > that is what SOap is suppose to do. > so maybe getting Soap more robust would be one way. > > David E Jones sent the following on 2/4/2009 4:33 PM: >> >> On Feb 4, 2009, at 3:49 PM, Bruno Busco wrote: >> >>> ...and GWT is Apache licensed ! >> >> That does make is easier to include... but isn't really a reason to use >> it... ;) >> >> >>> 2009/2/4 Bruno Busco <bruno.bu...@gmail.com> >>> >>>> Well... >>>> ...to have something similar to this in the OFBiz UI : >>>> http://opensourcestrategies.com/images/opentaps_gwt_demo.htm >> >> I don't know about others, but so far if OSS decides to do something in >> opentaps I take it as a good reason to NOT do the same in OFBiz. :) >> >> Quite a few of the things in that little recording are already supported >> in the form and screen widgets (with demos in the Example app), and >> other things could certainly be done. >> >> The question is... how does GWT compare to other options? You can >> probably find dozens of emails on this topic in the archives if you're >> interested (ie comparing them to other JavaScript/AJAX libraries like >> prototype and dojo and such). >> >> AFAIK no one has done an adequate comparison of these technologies for >> what we want to do in OFBiz (or what users of OFBiz want to do, more to >> the point), but IMO we have more flexibility with our current tools, and >> not requiring the translation it makes it easier to debug and do funky >> things if needed... and as for overall development efficiency... I >> dunno, but my guess is the current approach is better so unless we find >> good reasons to move to GWT or something pushes it and does neat things >> with it that make it into the project, we probably won't use it much. >> >> -David >> >> >>>> 2009/2/4 David E Jones <david.jo...@hotwaxmedia.com> >>>> >>>> >>>>> What for? >>>>> >>>>> -David >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Feb 4, 2009, at 2:52 PM, Bruno Busco wrote: >>>>> >>>>> It seems opentaps is going to use GWT. >>>>>> Shouldn't we consider using it? >>>>>> -Bruno >>>>>> >>>>>> 2009/2/2 Jeroen van der Wal <jvander...@stromboli.it> >>>>>> >>>>>> Dear Harmeet, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Your GWT approach sounds promising. Could you share more details with >>>>>>> us on how you did it and perhaps supply some code? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Thanks, >>>>>>> -Jeroen >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Sat, Jan 24, 2009 at 2:27 PM, Bilgin Ibryam <bibr...@iguanait.com> >>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Hi Harmeet, >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Can you show any demo or POC code for gwt integrated with ofbiz? >>>>>>>> Do you need to compile and deploy javascipt files in ofbiz after >>>>>>>> every >>>>>>>> change in the screens? >>>>>>>> Thanks in advance >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Bilgin >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Dec 1, 2008, at 4:50 AM, Harmeet Bedi wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> There are a few libraries that are rich with widgets in GWT that can >>>>>>>>> be >>>>>>>>> applied. We started with gxt : http://extjs.com/products/gxt/. Some >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> other >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> good candidates are smartgwt ( http://code.google.com/p/smartgwt/ ) >>>>>>>>> and >>>>>>>>> default GWT toolkit and associated google projects have some decent >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> widgets >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> too. (GWT is under apache license so compatible). >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> It would be very nice if Ofbiz team can consider more GWT. We could >>>>>>>>> provide code.. developer help etc. to promote this. >>>>>>>>> We could start with creating a demo that you can see and see if you >>>>>>>>> want >>>>>>>>> to evaluate this direction more. I feel GWT + HTML is a very good >>>>>>>>> choice >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> for >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> people writing java servers. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> GWT theoretically is just a mechanism where you write java code and >>>>>>>>> that >>>>>>>>> is generated into javascript and dom manipulation, but it is much >>>>>>>>> more. >>>>>>>>> - Strong typing in java, debugger support makes it far more >>>>>>>>> productive >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> and >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> reliable to create rich applications. >>>>>>>>> - Due to better approach applied with GWT to rich >>>>>>>>> javascript/ajax/dhtml >>>>>>>>> applications.. one can now write much more complex user interfaces. >>>>>>>>> i.e. >>>>>>>>> take a leap in rich web application capabilities. i.e. write an >>>>>>>>> entire >>>>>>>>> webpos in gwt vs. very hard and buggy to write one entirely in >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> javascript. >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> - Can retain HTML as the frame of application and gwt widgets can >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> contain >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> html. GWT and ftl templates can play together. So low barrier of >>>>>>>> entry, >>>>>>>>> simple nature of web 1.0 is retained. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Harmeet >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>> >>>> >> >> >> > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (MingW32) > Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org > > iD8DBQFJi0IMrP3NbaWWqE4RAhD2AKDKK8S/y8fTBY0S4ESL0FvUIB44nQCgivY8 > 30sxyQzqM40j2hqVMicZzj8= > =QKT7 > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- >
