OK, now I see, thank you for explaining.
2009/2/5 BJ Freeman <bjf...@free-man.net>: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > it is a combination applet/application that can be detached from a > webpage and used Standalone. > there is one module in it that communicates with ofbiz as you say > client/server, but not in the traditional way. That is the one the is > mostly updated. > What it achieves is very loose coupling to ofbiz. It only deals with > data presented from ofbiz webpages and Sending Data back as if a user > did something on the ofbiz webpage. > > so I have a very rich UI for the user. Similar to the Eclipse UI. > > > Bruno Busco sent the following on 2/5/2009 11:57 AM: >> 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>: >> 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 > > iD8DBQFJi0tJrP3NbaWWqE4RAsBIAJoCXWxeLHo4TdLU0Gj9kuT3/Ij/fACgtR9w > pNz35AKe6OAEbRM87CPvJxA= > =p0o/ > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- >
