How about a Matisse-like interface that allows you to create the XML by dragging graphics around, and linking them to code in the .java file? That's what I want.
On Fri, Dec 11, 2009 at 8:22 AM, Arthur Kalmenson <arthur.k...@gmail.com>wrote: > I think you just have to try it and see. We're doing that here to > determine if UiBinder is a better way of building user interfaces, or > if we prefer building UI in a Swing like fashion. There are arguments > both ways, but it comes down to taste and preference. UiBinder allows > for web designers to be more involved in the creation of GWT > applications and in many organizations that's a huge benefit. Another > benefit of UiBinder, is that you can use standard HTML elements inside > an HTMLPanel to get higher performance as per Kelly Norton's Google > I/O talk. Now you can do it in a syntax highlighted, code completion > way instead of a Java strings. > > -- > Arthur Kalmenson > > > > On Fri, Dec 11, 2009 at 7:23 AM, Stefan Bachert <stefanbach...@yahoo.de> > wrote: > > Classical web development urges me to have a multiple personalities. > > That is an disease > > I have to deals with > > - HTML > > - CSS > > - JavaScript > > - Server-Side calls via AjAx > > - Server side implementation in Java or other language > > - and references from one to the other > > > > Thatfor GWT was good to reduce the number of languages. > > Everything is Java, CSS could be considered as a designer job making > > an other scheme. > > No application (=behaviour,functionality) developer should need to > > create a CSS > > > > Now UiBinder comes up with a further XML, and mixing up CSS, HTML and > > GWT code. > > Somehow I feel be back at the beginning of webdevelopment, and I feel > > ill ;-). > > > > The advantage of declarative programming could be reached in Java in a > > much better way. > > Look at the following code, it is pure Java and much more declarative > > then UiBinder. > > It has very less code and is in the end much more flexible since code > > could add any rule you like. > > > > new DialogCreator() > > .add(localization.account(), account, 100, DialogCreator.lines > > (1)).newLine() > > .add(localization.password(), password, 100, DialogCreator.lines > > (1)).newLine() > > .add(localization.session(), session, 100, DialogCreator.lines > > (1)).newLine() > > .button(ok) > > .button(cancel) > > > > If you don't like parameters per position, ok, change it to: > > > > new DialogCreator() > > .add(new DialogItem() > > .label(localization.account()) > > .item(account) > > .width(100) > > .height(DialogCreator.lines(1)) > > ) > > .newLine()..... > > > > What could be done in UiBuilder better/more readable than in java? > > What are your thoughts? > > > > Stefan Bachert > > > > PS: It is like Spring. IoC could be done in Java itself. Why to deal > > with this human unreadable XMLs? > > a java compiler is much more flexible and exact as a validation of a > > xml (try the check a mispelling of an java class!) > > > > > > PS2: Just to avoid the impression I am just negative. GWT is a great > > thing, but surely improvable > > > > -- > > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Google Web Toolkit" group. > > To post to this group, send email to google-web-toolkit@googlegroups.com > . > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > google-web-toolkit+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<google-web-toolkit%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > . > > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/google-web-toolkit?hl=en. > > > > > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Google Web Toolkit" group. > To post to this group, send email to google-web-tool...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > google-web-toolkit+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<google-web-toolkit%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/google-web-toolkit?hl=en. > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Web Toolkit" group. To post to this group, send email to google-web-tool...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to google-web-toolkit+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-web-toolkit?hl=en.
