Scott, thank you very much for your detailed reply. I'm gonna try put together a few portlets this evening with myfaces. The boss is looking to can JSF and go for the *safer* option of cocoon. A thought that has me quietly looking at other job prospects :-0
Scott O'Bryan wrote: > > Sure, you can. But I don't think that spec is compatible with > JSR-301. The alpha status of the myfaces portlet bridge is due to 2 > factors. > > 1. The TCK for JSR-301 is not written yet, so functionality of the > bridge may need to change to be compliant with the TCK. The automated > unit tests have also not been written and are awaiting the TCK so we > can closely match the official tests. > > 2. The JSR-301 spec is not yet finalized either, so the API and > functionality may have to change for that. > > I will say that alpha-3, once I get the vote out later today, most > closely matches the JSR-301public draft and the Potlet bridge project > at Apache is going to be the R.I. > > The bridge java.net is a pre-301 bridge. This bridge does not have > the extended request scope that you saw with ICE-Faces (like 301 does) > and a number of other features of 301. > > The disadvantage of 301 is that it is a new spec and, right now, > renderkit support might be a bit spotty. But this is the standard and > will be the most compatible bridge going forward. > > If you do choose a pre-301 bridge, you'll want to use the bridge that > is recomended by your renderkit. Tobago and tomahawk I think both > recomend the bridge built into MyFaces 1.1and 1.2 alhought for 1.2 and > onward, the official bridge is the portlet bridge project. Aphce > bridges has a bridge project and I think it supports a number of 1.1 > renderkits. > > As for the stuff at java.net, your looking at the sun renderkits and > this is most compatible with Sun's portal. Before 301, there were too > many unanswered questions as to the JSF/portal contract, so all > bridges did thing a little differently. > > Hope that helps. > > Scott > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Oct 27, 2008, at 6:02 AM, Bobby Quinne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > >> >> Hi there, >> >> I have been building an internal application with >> ICEfaces(1.7.1/1.7.2), >> Liferay(5.1.0), however I have a experienced odd problem with ICEfaces >> multiple renderings being the biggest. I am looking to give my faces >> a try, >> only concern I have is the portlet-bridge being in alpha state. Is it >> possible to use the https://jsfportletbridge.dev.java.net in >> conjunction >> with myfaces? >> >> >> >> -- >> View this message in context: >> http://www.nabble.com/Myfaces-portlet-bridge-tp20186353p20186353.html >> Sent from the MyFaces - Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. >> > > -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Myfaces-portlet-bridge-tp20186353p20192701.html Sent from the MyFaces - Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
