Re: Page navigation links
Is the Action path include the parameter I pass in the request ? For an example: Form A to B, I will pass code='Bcode' in Action B Form B to C, I will pass code='Ccode' in Action C If I back Form C to B, I need to pass code='Bcode' The Question is Is the Action path will include this 'Bcode' If not I need to think the other way to get it back. Thanks a lot Cliff --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Presumably you would want such a construct to work regardless of what path a user took to get to a specific page (assuming there ARE multiple paths in your app, maybe there aren't). So, if it was me, I'd be thinking a linked list stored in session. Each page that is presented would append itself to the list. Clicking a link would have to break the list at the point of the page that was clicked (i.e., if there are six pages in the nav trail and the user clicks the third, you basically want to discard the last three, which just means removing the link to the next element from the element of the page the user clicked). You would of course have to add enough information to each element in the list as to allow your app to go to that page when clicked. Might just be storing the Action path, might mean each element is really a HashMap with a bunch of information, you would have to decide. I'm not sure something like this exists yet, I'd certainly think it does though. If you have to roll your own, I suspect it wouldn't be too difficult using this approach (assuming I haven't glossed over something that makes it impossible or overly difficult of course!) -- Frank W. Zammetti Founder and Chief Software Architect Omnytex Technologies http://www.omnytex.com Donie Kelly wrote: Hi all Anybody got an example of how to implement a page navigation link for the top of a page like so... Home MainFgorm wizardpage1 wizard page 2 The last entry would be the name of the current page and would not be a link. I'm thinking of a session object where the page inserts it's name somehow so that if the page is re-used in different areas it puts it's link in the correct place. Just wondering how this can be achieved easily with struts and without hardcoding the paths on each page. Thanks Donie --- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: Page navigation links
-Original Message- From: Donie Kelly [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 17, 2004 9:51 AM To: Struts Users Mailing List Subject: Page navigation links Hi all Anybody got an example of how to implement a page navigation link for the top of a page like so... Home MainFgorm wizardpage1 wizard page 2 You're looking for breadcrumbs. My steel seive memory fails me, but there is a library out there that will do this for you. The last entry would be the name of the current page and would not be a link. I'm thinking of a session object where the page inserts it's name somehow so that if the page is re-used in different areas it puts it's link in the correct place. Just wondering how this can be achieved easily with struts and without hardcoding the paths on each page. Thanks Donie - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Page navigation links
Presumably you would want such a construct to work regardless of what path a user took to get to a specific page (assuming there ARE multiple paths in your app, maybe there aren't). So, if it was me, I'd be thinking a linked list stored in session. Each page that is presented would append itself to the list. Clicking a link would have to break the list at the point of the page that was clicked (i.e., if there are six pages in the nav trail and the user clicks the third, you basically want to discard the last three, which just means removing the link to the next element from the element of the page the user clicked). You would of course have to add enough information to each element in the list as to allow your app to go to that page when clicked. Might just be storing the Action path, might mean each element is really a HashMap with a bunch of information, you would have to decide. I'm not sure something like this exists yet, I'd certainly think it does though. If you have to roll your own, I suspect it wouldn't be too difficult using this approach (assuming I haven't glossed over something that makes it impossible or overly difficult of course!) -- Frank W. Zammetti Founder and Chief Software Architect Omnytex Technologies http://www.omnytex.com Donie Kelly wrote: Hi all Anybody got an example of how to implement a page navigation link for the top of a page like so... Home MainFgorm wizardpage1 wizard page 2 The last entry would be the name of the current page and would not be a link. I'm thinking of a session object where the page inserts it's name somehow so that if the page is re-used in different areas it puts it's link in the correct place. Just wondering how this can be achieved easily with struts and without hardcoding the paths on each page. Thanks Donie - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Page navigation links
Presumably you would want such a construct to work regardless of what path a user took to get to a specific page (assuming there ARE multiple paths in your app, maybe there aren't). So, if it was me, I'd be thinking a linked list stored in session. Each page that is presented would append itself to the list. Clicking a link would have to break the list at the point of the page that was clicked (i.e., if there are six pages in the nav trail and the user clicks the third, you basically want to discard the last three, which just means removing the link to the next element from the element of the page the user clicked). You would of course have to add enough information to each element in the list as to allow your app to go to that page when clicked. Might just be storing the Action path, might mean each element is really a HashMap with a bunch of information, you would have to decide. I'm not sure something like this exists yet, I'd certainly think it does though. If you have to roll your own, I suspect it wouldn't be too difficult using this approach (assuming I haven't glossed over something that makes it impossible or overly difficult of course!) -- Frank W. Zammetti Founder and Chief Software Architect Omnytex Technologies http://www.omnytex.com Donie Kelly wrote: Hi all Anybody got an example of how to implement a page navigation link for the top of a page like so... Home MainFgorm wizardpage1 wizard page 2 The last entry would be the name of the current page and would not be a link. I'm thinking of a session object where the page inserts it's name somehow so that if the page is re-used in different areas it puts it's link in the correct place. Just wondering how this can be achieved easily with struts and without hardcoding the paths on each page. Thanks Donie - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Page navigation links
On Friday 17 December 2004 13:25, Jim Barrows wrote: From: Donie Kelly [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Anybody got an example of how to implement a page navigation link for the top of a page like so... Home MainFgorm wizardpage1 wizard page 2 You're looking for breadcrumbs. My steel seive memory fails me, but there is a library out there that will do this for you. Oh! that's what they are for :-) struts-layout has them: http://struts.application-servers.com/ -- derek - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: Page navigation links
Donie, There are plenty of breadcumb packages on the web: 1) http://www.osjava.org/trail-taglib/ Last updated April 2004 2) http://coldjava.hypermart.net/servlets/navtag.htm Unknown when last updated. Seems to show paths but not work with dynamic navigation. Do I use them? No, I just have bookmarks saved in case I ever change my mind. In my (normal) mind, I feel users jump around too much on my sites for breadcrumbs to matter. Instead, I focus on a clear and precise navigation bar. Regards, David -Original Message- From: Jim Barrows [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 17, 2004 12:25 PM To: Struts Users Mailing List Subject: RE: Page navigation links -Original Message- From: Donie Kelly [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 17, 2004 9:51 AM To: Struts Users Mailing List Subject: Page navigation links Hi all Anybody got an example of how to implement a page navigation link for the top of a page like so... Home MainFgorm wizardpage1 wizard page 2 You're looking for breadcrumbs. My steel seive memory fails me, but there is a library out there that will do this for you. The last entry would be the name of the current page and would not be a link. I'm thinking of a session object where the page inserts it's name somehow so that if the page is re-used in different areas it puts it's link in the correct place. Just wondering how this can be achieved easily with struts and without hardcoding the paths on each page. Thanks Donie - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
