Thanks for all the feedback, I read through the responses yesterday but didn't have any time to do anything until the weekend.
As we are currently using Spring+Tiles, I am going to try to stay abreast of the new Tiles 2.0. --- Greg Reddin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Jeff, I'd recommend taking a look at Standalone > Tiles. > Basically, Struts-Tiles is Tiles 1.0 and Standalone Tiles > is Tiles > 2.0. Honestly, I'm not putting any efforts into > improving Tiles 1.0, > but focusing on making 2.0 stable and ready. You can > search for > Standalone Tiles on the dev list to follow the progress. > See other > comments below... > > On Jul 6, 2006, at 7:22 AM, Jeff Conrad wrote: > > > 1. The <a > > href="http://struts.apache.org/1.x/struts-tiles/ > > installation.html">Tiles > > installation document</a> states that in order > > to use Tiles independently, you would use the > TilesServlet, > > located in the struts-tiles-VERSION.jar. There is not a > > TilesServlet, nor a struts-tiles-VERSION.jar, in the > > struts-1.2.9-src, -lib, or -bin deliveries. > > Wow. You're right and I'm really surprised. I'll have > to check into > that. I really have no idea when, how, or why that was > removed. > There is one in Tiles 2.0. > > > The <a > > href="http://struts.apache.org/1.x/struts-tiles/ > > installation.html">Tiles > > installation document</a> has a dead link to > > > http://struts.apache.org/1.x/struts-tiles/cvs-usage.html. > > That's supposed to point to the Struts source > distribution download > page. It needs to be fixed. > > > 2. The <a > > > href="http://struts.apache.org/1.x/struts-tiles/faq.html";>Tiles > > FAQ page</a> has a dead link to > > > http://cvs.apache.org/builds/jakarta-struts/nightly/sandbox/tiles- > > > core/. > > That's supposed to point to Standalone Tiles. It also > needs to be > fixed. > > > 3. The example in the <a > > > href="http://struts.apache.org/1.x/struts-tiles/apidocs/org/apache/ > > > struts/tiles/package-summary.html">API > > from 1.x Struts</a> has some extra escaping > > of &gt; characters. > > This will be superceded by Standalone Tiles. Actually it > will > probably be ported to Standalone Tiles and needs to be > fixed. > > > 4. The > > http://struts.apache.org/1.x/struts-tiles/examples.html > > (Examples from 1.x Struts) page is incomplete. > > Yes, intentionally so. I left some gaping holes in the > hopes that > patches would soon follow from people who have better > ideas than > myself :-) Actually, I think the doc would flow better > if the > Examples page was just Chapter 2 of the User Guide. > Basically, > replace the bottom section of the User Guide page with > the Examples > stuff. > > > 5. The > > > http://struts.apache.org/1.x/struts-tiles/tagreference.html > > definition tag does not mention name. Name is a > required > > attribute for definition. > > I thought that doc was auto-generated from the TLD file. > Perhaps it > is out of date or something. > > > > > Solutions > > 1. To use the Tiles in the current version of Struts, > you > > will need to > > use the Struts servlet. I have uploaded a working > example > > with all of the necessary components (minus the > libraries) > > at > > > http://www.guesttime.com/members/ledlogic/struts/TilesTest-0.1-src.jar > > > > If you build this and deploy the war to a webserver, > there > > are 3 examples in the line of the original struts > examples, > > one for pure JSP (/jsp/jspExample.jsp), one with JSP + > > tiles (/jsp/tilesExample.jsp), and the last is > > (/jsp/tilesXMLExample.jsp). > > If you look in the sandbox there is a skeletal test app > taking shape > for Standalone Tiles (tiles-test). There's also a > TilesServlet > there. I'd also like to take a look at your examples and > see what > you've done. > > > http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/struts/sandbox/trunk/tiles/tiles-test/ > > > > > 2. I am not sure if there are nightly builds > > somewhere for tiles. Who manages these for Struts? > > You should find a nightly for struts-tiles-x.jar in the > same place as > Struts 1.3 jars. (Sorry I don't know off the top where > that is.) > Prior to Struts 1.3, Tiles was just a subdirectory of the > Struts > distro. As of 1.3, it is a sub-project, and "nomadic" is > a pretty > good way to describe it. I really can't tell you where > it will > live. I am forming an opinion about where I think it > *should* live, > but that's another discussion. > > > 3. The javadoc needs to be fixed in the java > > source for the tiles package. > > 4. Perhaps some of the information here could be > > incorporated. Do you need someone to finish the > > documentation for > > Tiles? If so I can help. > > Yes :-) That would be awesome!! > > If you're offering to help I would point you to > Standalone Tiles. > (Check the links George Dinwiddie sent.) There are hooks > in the > (Tiles 1.x) doc where the missing information should go, > but I would > like to see that information added based on Tiles 2.0. > If you're > still committed to advancing the 1.x product, then we > welcome any > work in that arena as well. > > Here's a fairly definitive list of outstanding > tasks/issues related > to Tiles: > > > http://issues.apache.org/struts/secure/IssueNavigator.jspa? > > reset=true&mode=hide&pid=10122&sorter/order=DESC&sorter/ > field=priority&resolution=-1&component=21260 > > Thanks, > Greg > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Jeff Conrad [EMAIL PROTECTED] dmitri2060 on ebay / half.com __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! 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