Haven’t had time to dig into the code, but at a high level I feel Vaadin is one of the best bets for helping OFbiz get a modern UI and as a result much greater adoption! —P
On Aug 28, 2017, 8:37 PM -0500, Hans Bakker <h.bak...@antwebsystems.com>, wrote: > Users/developers, > > I would like to present an alternative UI which can be generated from > the existing OFBiz screens and forms but can also be used independently. > > What is Vaadin: https://vaadin.com/introduction > Vaadin has the Apache 2.0 license. > > We have now completed a proof of concept which can display Vaadin > screens in Java generated from OFBiz screens and forms using the > existing ftl macro file which currently generates html but now for a > very limited number of screen elements can generate also Vaadin Java > screen files. > > To demonstrate this in a component which can be either installed in the > OFBiz trunk or in V16 can be cloned from our git repository at: > https://gerrit.antwebsystems.com/#/admin/projects/vaadin-test > Check the readme file for installation notes. > > To save you the installation we have also a demo system: > Ofbiz screen and form: > https://vaadin-test.growerpdemo.com/vaadin-test/control/ofbiz/main > Generated Vaadim screen: > https://vaadin-test.growerpdemo.com/vaadin-test/control/ofbiz/#!TestView > > We would like to know from the community: > 1. Technical opinion about this proof of concept implementation. > 2. Is this something to be included in the OFBiz trunk as alternative UI? > 3. Are there developers who like to work together to extend this > implementation: > a. cover all screen elements > b. use Groovy instead of Java. > > Looking forward to your replies, > Regards, > Hans Bakker > Antwebsystems.com > > > > > > T