I evaluated the jQuery modal windows a few months back and jqModal and Thickbox were at the top of the list due to their popularity, good examples, and they do most everything you want. I would lean towards jqModal since the author is active with keeping it up to date. The built-in UI Dialog is certainly worth considering as well. For the project I was working at the time I decided to use Telerik AJAX controls (I already had a license). These are expensive controls for .NET Web sites that ColdFusion can't do much with. I also use jQuery a lot, but when it comes to making serious business Web applications, some of the Ajax libraries that cost money end up being a good value. When you pay money for component libraries you get a lot of documentation, help, tutorials, training videos, continual upgrades, etc. The Ajax support built into ColdFusion is quite good. I've used cfwindow for modal windows before with great success.
-Mike Chabot On Thu, Dec 11, 2008 at 9:30 PM, Rick Faircloth <r...@whitestonemedia.com> wrote: > > Thanks for the tips and overview, Mike! > > Of the two you mentioned, Thickbox and jqModal, which > one do you use? > > Rick > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: jquery-en@googlegroups.com [mailto:jquery...@googlegroups.com] On >> Behalf Of Mike Chabot >> Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2008 9:20 PM >> To: jquery-en@googlegroups.com; cf-t...@houseoffusion.com >> Subject: [jQuery] Re: Need help with Ajax-ColdFusion-Modal Login... >> >> >> I don't think Shadowbox is very common since it costs money and most >> of the jQuery modal windows are free. If you are paying money for it >> you should try to get support from the person that sells it. Some of >> the other modal windows have great examples, like Thickbox. Maybe try >> a modal window that has better examples or a larger user base? jqModal >> is another one to consider that is rather popular. >> >> Structurally, most modal windows are div tags wrapped around content. >> That is how cfwindow works. The content could be an iframe showing >> content from another Web page. >> >> Tip: get your login form working outside of a window first, then move >> the code inside of a window. >> >> Tip: get this working without ColdFusion initially. Just use HTML and >> JavaScript. Having CF in the mix might be unnecessarily confusing >> things. Perform a GET on a text file that contains the exact output >> that you would want to return from ColdFusion. >> >> Tip: you don't need to use JSON or XML. You can pass around plain >> text. All you are sending is a username and password. Taking JSON out >> of the picture will make it easier to understand what is going on. >> >> Here is the concept: >> -In a browser you call a JS function that submits a server request via >> a POST or GET. This is just like any other form submission or page >> request that a user might do. >> -The server handles the request and sends a response back to the >> browser in the form of text, XML, or JSON. >> -The browser calls a JS function when the server response comes back. >> That function can change content, close a modal window, or redirect to >> another page. >> >> Good luck, >> Mike Chabot >> >> On Thu, Dec 11, 2008 at 8:36 PM, Rick Faircloth >> <r...@whitestonemedia.com> wrote: >> > >> > I just can't seem to get my head around the processing >> > flow for an ColdFusion and Ajax-based login using a Shadowbox modal >> > window... >> > >> > Does anyone know of any tutorials that show how to use >> > ColdFusion, jQuery, and a modal window (doesn't have to be a Shadowbox) >> > for login? >> > >> > I found a tutorial by Ray Camden, but Ray's tutorial uses CF's built-in >> > Ajax >> > functions, and I'm trying to use jQuery... >> > >> > Uses something like the following pages: >> > >> > - index.cfm >> > - login.cfm (opens inside modal window if user not logged in) >> > - process_login.cfm (uses something like the following code) >> > >> > <cfset mdata = createObject("component","manager_data")> >> > <cfset thedata = mdata.getmanagerData(form.email_address, >> > form.password)> >> > <cfset ojson = createObject("component","cfjson")> >> > <cfset results = ojson.encode(thedata)> >> > >> > <cfoutput>#results#</cfoutput> >> > >> > - manager_data.cfc (runs query to check login info) >> > - cfjson.cfc >> > >> > I've been trying to figure out how to do this, but I've been working from >> > two different tutorials that take different approaches to Ajax usage and I >> > can't >> > make sense of them together. >> > >> > Is there anything out there that I could turn to? I've been all over >> > Google and >> > elsewhere. All the examples I've found use PHP!!! >> > >> > HEEEELLLLLLP! I want to understand Ajax! I want to be smart! (please :o) >> > >> > Rick >> > >> > >> > >> > > >
