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Well it is exactly the way the translators are working, it translates
struts-tags into HTML tags.
The version I wrote was for the 0.5 version but make it works with the 1.0
version you should only replace the <stuts: prefix by <html: in the
javascript code.
If you need any further help don't hesitate to contact me.
Thierry
Thierry Cools
Senior Java Developer
S1
Brussels
Kleine Kloosterstraat, 23
1932 st. Stevens-Woluwe
Belgium
Tel : +32 2 200 43 82
Email : [EMAIL PROTECTED]
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2001 3:30
AM
Subject: Re: Dreamweaver ThirdPartyTags
for HTML taglib?
Unfortunately, I jumped the gun. I
quickly realized that the Dreamweaver ThirdPartyTags only allows you to
substitute an icon in place of a tag and can not render HTML elements as I
first thought it might.
I found the alternatives posted to the
list too intensive, "workaround", or complex for my needs right now. I
will wait a year or so and hope that Dreamweaver improves its support
for custom tags (to include some sort of translation from custom tags to HTML
elements for display and graphical editing -- just enough so you could
visualize the design)
I am also considering not using the Struts HTML
tags (if possible) and still use Struts but w/ standard HTML form input
elements in some cases.
I really want to turn the site over to the
graphic artist and web designer after the software engineers finish their
part. Unfortunately, if we use Struts we will not be able to do so as
easily! ...and that puts us back into the days of servlet programming
pre JSP where only the engineers will figure it out. Why do the artists
need to learn a new syntax?... they already know HTML and know how to leave
the JSP tags alone. Acknowledged, there are plenty of web
designers who could do the job, but I want the team to be able to visualize
what they are working on using good tools that abstract the detail so they can
concentrate on the graphic design and layout. Sure, we could also design
the site artwork first by creating an HTML storyboard and then convert to
struts taglibs, but at some point maintenance and/or "facelift" will be an
issue.
Any thoughts anyone?
Below was the most promising of the
replies:
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Hi ,
Several
weeks ago, I sent an email to this list describing an extension
for
Dreamweaver UltraDev that allows for the creation of JSPs with custom
tag
libraries in UltraDev's development environment. I expressed our
intention
to release the extension through jakarta if there was interest.
After the
decision was made to donate the code to the taglibs project,
Macromedia
released UltraDev 4, incorporating many bug fixes in their SDK.
I took
these past couple weeks to optimize the extension for UltraDev 4 and
the
revised SDK, to increase the stability and feature set of the
extension. It
is now ready for an initial examination.
As stated in
its documentation, the extension is not commercial code to be
used
immediately for creating webapps; rather it is part of an
investigation
into the current and potential state of tool support for the
authoring of
JSPs with custom tag libraries. As a foundation for this
investigation, the
extension is intended to have its limitations explored,
and be built
upon.
The Custom Tag Library Extension for UltraDev (CTLX) can be
downloaded here:
http://www.shokker.com/ctlx/ctlx.zip.
Inside the zip file is the
documentation (ctlxmanual.html). The doc
includes detailed information for
installing the extension, as well as a
tutorial to guide you through the
process of creating a JSP with custom
tags using the extension. For a quick
start, I recommend following the
"Installing the Extension" section, and
then running the tutorial.
With your consent, I'd like to donate CTLX
to the taglibs project.
Dan Mandell
Sun Microsystems
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Original Message -----
From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2001
8:28 PM
Subject: RE: [PROPOSAL] adding "tools" directory to
taglibs
> I worked for Allaire, now work for Macromedia. I am an
UltraDev newbie,
but
> I've been to the MM Exchange center. Are these
extensions available
there?
>
> Scott Stirling
>
>
----- Original Message -----
> From: "Daniel Jonathan Mandell"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Thursday, March 29,
2001 4:55 AM
> Subject: [PROPOSAL] adding "tools" directory to
taglibs
>
>
> > Hi all,
> >
> > A few
weeks ago I submitted CTLX, an extension for authoring JSPs with
> >
custom tags in UltraDev, to the taglibs project. One of the issues
with
> > commiting any utility or tool for tag libraries to the
project is that
> > since the tool itself is not a tag library, it is
difficult to provide
> > the source in a structure that is useful but
also complies with the
> > Jakarta directory structure. CTLX for
example, consists of a servlet,
> > 6 JavaScript files installed via
Macromedia's "Extension Manager", and a
> > tutorial webapp. The
servlet and webapp could be picked up by a
build.xml
> > file, but
the actual extension files require the use of the Macromedia
> >
"Extension Manager" to be built and installed.
> >
> > Since
tool support seems to be an area of growing interest among tag
> >
library users, I'd like to suggest we add a "tools" directory to the
>
> repository, and within that directory we could have an "UltraDev"
>
> directory for something like CTLX, and a GoLive directory when
someone
> > creates a similar tool for GoLive, etc. If there is any
issue with this,
> > please let me know.
> >
> >
Dan
At 09:57 AM 4/4/2001 +1000, you wrote:
Hi Bill,
I'm very interested
in the file if you do get around to creating
it.
Regards,
Gavin.
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From:
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Please respond to
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To:
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Subject: Dreamweaver
ThirdPartyTags for HTML taglib?
Has anyone built ThirdPartyTags
(xml) for Dreamweaver (UltraDev) for the
struts JSP taglibs --
specifically the HTML taglib?
[Without a custom third party tags for
struts, you can not visualize how
the screens will look in
Dreamweaver. So, without a good visual HTML
editor, then graphic
artists / web designers ("non programmer" web
designers) will have a hard
time working on improving the appearance and
layout of the screens and
thus defeats some of the major advantages of JSP
programming. Your
suggestions appreciated!]
I will start developing the configuration
file to help visualize the Struts
HTML taglib. Please let me know
if you are interested in a copy of the
file.
Thanks!
-Bill.
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