Re: modal dialog help

[Dave]

Hi Werner,

 

I could not find any dialog demo from sandbox and examples download. Where are the demos?

 

Thanks,
Dave

Werner Punz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

Hi dave the current dialog demo showcases the form and the _javascript_ way.
the ppr way is not showcased.
If you prefer the _javascript_ way, you can use the current dialog demo to
my knowledge as a blueprint!



Dave schrieb:
> HI Werner,
>
> Thanks!
>
> When user clicks a button, a dialog popup for user to select a node from
> a tree2.
> After user clicks a node, the dialog closes and change the value(tree
> path) on the master window. (eg. root > node1 > node11 > node112)
>
> I prefer the _javascript_ way because of better user experience.
> If you demo all three ways, it would be great!.
>
> Dave
>
>
> */Werner Punz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>/* wrote:
>
> Dave schrieb:
> > Hello,
> >
> > Could anyone help me get started with sandbox modal dialog?
> >
> > How to open a ModalDialog when clicking a button?
> > How t o get the value(entered in modal dialog) back to the parent
> > window?
> >
> I think the best way to get you kickstarted on that one is to check out
> the latest trunk sandbox demo!
> To open it you simply have to set a small _javascript_ on an onclick (the
> _javascript_ var can be defined, otherwise it is automatically determined)
>
>
> Then you have three ways to get the values back:
>
> a) either use a form submit (from a form within the dialog)
> you can use partial page rendering to avoid page refreshes
>
> b) move the values from the dialog into the master view, the
> _javascript_ way
>
> c) go the full refresh cycle, by simple using jsfs submit mechanisms
>
> either way, you have to be aware, that the dialog has to be defined
> outside of a form, this is a _javascript_ limitation which is caused by a
> severe ie positioning bug (the ie expects floating elements at the end
> of the begin of a body otherwise the positioning fails under ce rtain
> conditions)
>
> so you have to embed the form element in the dialog if you want to
> use it.
>
> If you have multiple forms on the page, you might consider using the
> saveState component or the scope component to preserve the values
> outside of the forms affected by the refresh!
>
> Anyway, if you can wait for a few days I will do a crud example which
> utilizes all this (not the dialog but the floating frames which are very
> similar) to achieve a rich client behavior within a web ui.
> I already have reserved my weekend to do the demo.
>
>
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