I think you present very good points and I agree with you. I think that it would be good to perhaps merge the Struts Console work in with the JForms work. What do you think Emmanuel? Perhaps create a new open source project on SourceForge or something? Right now a gent from Sun is looking into better integration of the Struts Console with NetBeans/Forte. I've also had interest from a group to integrate the Struts Console with Eclipse.
-james [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.jamesholmes.com/struts/ --- Danilo Luiz Rheinheimer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > At 13:55 23/4/2002 -0700, you wrote: > >Subject: [ANN] JForms - a visual tool for > Struts-based Web forms > >From: "Dave Barber" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > === > >Announcing SolanaSoft JForms, a visual tool for > rapid creation of > >Struts-based Web forms. JForms let you define the > properties to capture in > >a form, along with data types, and basic > validation, then generates all of > >the required Struts actions, forms, JSPs, > application resources, error > >messages, and configuration files. Finally, JForms > compiles, packages, and > >deploys a WAR file to an embedded Tomcat app server > for easy testing of the > >form. > > > >Its currently in beta, and we're still looking for > a few volunteers to try > >it out. > > > >There is an online demonstration available at the > website, and you can send > >an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] to sign up for the > beta program. > > I saw the online demo and I think this kind of > tool is very useful. > But I think this tool (as Struts Console) must be > very integrated with > the IDE to be really good. > On JForm the demo talks about create a WAR file > and do the deployment. I > do not think this is the function of this tool. The > IDE must do it. Even > because create the form is just the begin of the > job. After this you must > create the code to forward the submited data, > interate with the database > and so on. > The ideal tool to do this can be just like Struts > console + some wizards > to create forms (like JForms do) + better > integration with the IDE. > I use Struts Console in JBuilder but I feel a > lack of integration with > the IDE. For example on the type property of the > forms beans I need to type > my form class. Could be nice if I have a button to > do the search of classes > on my project. > Of course to do it Struts must know about the > classes avaliable on the > project, so it must have some kind of callback > functions to the IDE. But > this can be implemented in a generic way so people > can write this plugins > to the IDE of choice. > I know the creator of Struts console is a > subscriber of this list so > what he think about this idea ? > > > ---- > Danilo Luiz Rheinheimer > Florianopolis/SC Brasil > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > ---- > > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For additional commands, e-mail: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Games - play chess, backgammon, pool and more http://games.yahoo.com/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
