On Sun, Jan 4, 2009 at 2:40 AM, Mrinal Wadhwa <[email protected]>wrote:
> browser-side set of messages? -- could you elaborate The latest code sends JavaScript objects rather than formatted XHTML to the browser. This is the browser-side set of messages. > > _ > Mrinal > > > On Sun, Jan 4, 2009 at 4:07 PM, David Pollak > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > I'm pretty sure that the contents of the Message JSON objects does not > give > > all the information necessary to render them in the UI (e.g., complete > > information about the user that posted the message). > > Let's iterate in terms of additional information necessary, server-side > > parsing/digestion of the XML, etc. > > > > Also, over time, it would be cool to build up a browser-side set of > > messages > > so ESME has more and more of a GMail feel to it. > > > > On Sun, Jan 4, 2009 at 2:14 AM, Darren Hague <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > > Hi Mrinal, > > > > > > I'm making good progress right now, in that the basic JS-client update > > > mechanism is working. Today I want to work on bugfixes to the code > (it's > > > pretty rough & ready at the moment), so I hope to be able to check > > something > > > in by the end of today. Once that's done, it's open to anyone with > better > > > design skills than mine to improve the UI - I'm just focusing on the > > > JS-based Comet update technology. > > > > > > Cheers, > > > Darren > > > > > > > > > Mrinal Wadhwa wrote: > > > > > >> Darren, > > >> > > >> I would be glad to help out with this .. so let me know. > > >> At this point I think we should have some serious discussions around > > >> Bill's > > >> proposed design for the web client and plan that effort out. Lets > > discuss > > >> this in our meeting this week. > > >> > > >> With regards, > > >> Mrinal > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> On Sat, Jan 3, 2009 at 5:04 PM, Darren Hague <[email protected]> > > >> wrote: > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >>> I'm happy to pick up the JavaScript stuff - been looking forward to > it, > > >>> in > > >>> fact... > > >>> > > >>> I plan to use jQuery to help with the implementation. > > >>> > > >>> Cheers, > > >>> Darren > > >>> > > >>> P.S. Thanks for finding the code, David - now get back to writing the > > >>> book! > > >>> :-) > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> David Pollak wrote: > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>>> Folks, > > >>>> > > >>>> I just checked in a bunch of code: > > >>>> - messages are displayed using JavaScript. Each time messages need > to > > >>>> get > > >>>> displayed, the function displayMessage(arrayOfMessagesToDisplay, > > >>>> nameOfSpanToDisplayIn) is called. I have not written the > > displayMessage > > >>>> JavaScript function. Who wants to own this? > > >>>> - I've moved around the elements and generally de-styled the whole > > >>>> thing. > > >>>> We need some form of style, but I figured less style was a place to > > >>>> start. > > >>>> > > >>>> Thanks, > > >>>> > > >>>> David > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Lift, the simply functional web framework http://liftweb.net > > Collaborative Task Management http://much4.us > > Follow me: http://twitter.com/dpp > > Git some: http://github.com/dpp > > > -- Lift, the simply functional web framework http://liftweb.net Collaborative Task Management http://much4.us Follow me: http://twitter.com/dpp Git some: http://github.com/dpp
