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Exadel Tiggr mockups – dynamic widgets

max — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 19:29:41 +0000

One of the neat features in Exadel Tiggr mockup creation and sharing tool is dynamic widgets. Let me explain. Let’s say you have a tab panel with three tabs. Different content goes into the three tabs. When designing mockups, there is no simple way to show what content/widgets go into the first tab, the second and so on. With Tiggr is very simple because the tab widget is dynamic. In other words, you can click on the tab and switch between them. This way you can place different content into the tabs during design as in real application.

First tab:

Second tab:

Third tab:

To edit tab label, just double-click on the text. And, to add/remove tabs, click on the tab and invoke the context-menu as shown:

Exadel Tiggr links for 2010-08-31

max — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 16:53:01 +0000

Exadel Tiggr links for 2010-08-31:

4-part RichFaces 3 webinar series, slides and recordings

max — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 21:02:55 +0000

RichFaces 3 webinar series with slides and actual webinar recordings (at the end of this post).

Introduction to RichFaces

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RichFaces: more concepts and features

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RichFaces: rich:* component library

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RichFaces skins

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Webinar recordings:
Starting with RichFaces
March 24, 2009
More RichFaces Features and Concepts
April 21, 2009
RichFaces UI Components (rich;* tag library)
May 20, 2009
RichFaces Skins
June 16, 2009

Need to create UI mockups? Drop your pencil and try Exadel Tiggr!

max — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 18:09:15 +0000

If you are working on mockups for your application, then drop your pencil and try Exadel Tiggr. Tiggr is a web-based collaboration platform for creating and sharing mockups online. If you are working with a customer or a remote team, it’s the perfect tool to collaborate on UI design. If you need any help or have questions, head to http://getsatisfaction.com/exadel.

Interesting writeup-on present and future of JavaFX

max — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 17:23:12 +0000

Interesting write-up on present and future of JavaFX by Osvaldo Pinali Doederlein. I had two posts on this topic JavaFX… does it have a future? (mentioned by Osvaldo) and JavaFX… it does have a future.

Herbstcampus conference 25% discount

max — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 17:40:28 +0000

If you are planning to attend Herbstcampus conference in Nuremberg, September 12-15, use this URL to get 25% discount. Alternatively, you can use this booking code: ceHioRcpiD.

I’m will be doing a RichFaces 4 workshop as well as two regulation session during the conference. More information.

What RichFaces a4j:ajax adds on top JSF 2 f:ajax tag

max — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 20:56:41 +0000

JSF 2 now has basic Ajax support via f:ajax tag. RichFaces 3 has a very popular a4j:support tag (in fact, f:ajax was inspired by a4j:support). RichFaces 4 comes with a4j:ajax which is based on f:ajax but upgrades the tag with more features and advanced functionality. The table below show the attributes available in both tags and how RichFaces upgrades the core Ajax functionality in JSF 2 (I’ll cover a4j:ajax extra attributes in the future).

In addition to a4j:ajax, RichFaces upgrades JSF 2 with tags such as a4j:commandButton, a4j:commandLink, a4j:poll, a4j:jsFunction, a4j:outputPanel and more (covered in future posts).

Attribute	f:ajax	a4j:ajax
event	Works the same	Works the same
execute	@all @this @form @none Id’s EL	@all @this @form @none Id’s EL (different behavior, id’s are resolved in current request) @region (when a4j:region is used)
render	@all @this @form @none Id’s EL	@all @this @form @none Id’s EL (different behavior, id’s are resolved in current request)
listener	Works the same	Works the same
onevent	Works the same	Works the same
onerror	Works the same	Works the same
immediate	Works the same	Works the same
disabled	Works the same	Works the same
onbegin	n/a	JavaScript to execute before Ajax request
onbeforedomupdate	n/a	JavaScript to execute after response comes back but before DOM update
oncomplete	n/a	JavaScript to execute after DOM update
bypassUpdates	n/a	Skips Update Model and Invoke Application phases, useful for form validation
limitRender	n/a	Skips all a4j:outputPanel ajaxRender=”true” areas. Only renders what is set in current render
status	n/a	Status to display during Ajax request
focus	n/a	Sets focus on component after Ajax request (not yet implemented)

Exadel JavaFX Plug-in for Eclipse version 1.3.5 now available

max — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 17:20:53 +0000

Exadel released new JavaFX Plug-in for Eclipse version 1.3.5. The two major features are:

Setting VM parameters for JavaFX application
Option to specify custom JNLP arguments

To download the latest version or install via Eclipse update, go to http://exadel.org/javafxplugin.

There are also a number of bug fixes and more improvements to the application launcher. You can see what else changed in the Release Notes (make sure to read changes about launch configuration).

To see what features and bug fixes or even suggest your own are making it into the next version, click here. Don’t forget the forum for any other questions/comments.

Exadel Flamingo now supports CDI and Bean Validation for JavaFX

max — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 16:42:26 +0000

Exadel Flamingo now has support for CDI (JSR299) and Bean Validation (JSR303). You can try the features from a nightly build.

The following features are supported so far:

Calling CDI bean methods
Support for EL (Expression Language). Bind to values and invoke methods with EL in JavaFX
CDI conversations
Bean Validation (JSR303)

To download a nightly build, go to http://exadel.org/flamingo and click on Nightly builds on the right.

To get started with JavaFX and CDI/Bean Validation, you can look at these examples as reference. The client side code is the same, the only difference is instead of Seam components, you now use CDI beans on the server (and the appropriate annotations).

We are also planning to add CDI events. If there is anything else we should add, please let us know.

RichFaces 3 to RichFaces 4

max — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 21:40:29 +0000

RichFaces 4 is not only JSF 2 based, but also undergoing a major upgrade on the framework level. Many components are being rewritten to increase performance, reduce markup size, and make them consistent across the board. RichFaces 4 is a major upgrade and brings many improvements:

All JavaScript is now based on jQuery
Ajax framework improvements extending the JSF 2 specification
Component review for consistency, usability, and redesign following semantic HTML principles
Both server-side and client-side performance optimization
Strict code clean-up and review
New and easy to use CDK (Component Development Kit)

Although core Ajax concepts are staying the same, RichFaces 4 brings many new changes because it is now based on JSF 2. RichFaces 4 adds many new features on top of JSF 2 through its advanced features, tags, customization, and flexibility. If you have been using RichFaces, this 1-day training will bring your team up to speed with everything new in RichFaces 4. If you have questions, please contact me at: