The issue is not having a separate page or a pop up dialog box - it's having an actual separate browser window or browser tab within the same application that causes the trouble. There are a number of ways to achieve the same objective that are more "web" style, e.g.
1) Use a DialogBox. There are a number of implementations of this around that look like windows (but they are popups basically). 2) Use a hidden panel that becomes visible when some button/hyperlink is clicked. For example see http://www.bbc.co.uk/ customize your homepage button. 3) Use GWT history support, i.e. throw a new "page", add a back link from it back to the main application "page", but also enable the user to use the browser back/forward buttons to switch between the two. I think most people expect web applications to behave like that. regards gregor On Nov 18, 10:28 am, francescoNemesi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You use GWTxhttp://code.google.com/p/gwtxto use > PropertyChangeSupport events. If used cleverly this allows event > handling among various modules, i.e. a module could send a > PropertyChangeEvent of a given named property and another module could > listen for it and execute accordingly. Just an idea... > > On Nov 18, 3:24 am, gregor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > That's a "Windows" way of looking at things. Check the link I gave, > > and there are others both on this group and around the net, that > > explain better than I can why you should maybe reconsider that idea. > > > On Nov 18, 1:51 am, mives29 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Well, the reason for the two entrypoints is that me and my colleagues > > > are looking for a way to implement a sort of "pop-up" dialog box, but, > > > something that resides on a separate window, so it wouldn't overlay > > > with the main page. (so the user can alt+tab between the two > > > windows). > > > > If there's another way to do this other than creating another > > > entrypoint, please let me know. Thanks. > > > > On Nov 17, 7:54 pm, gregor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Clearly if a module is using a class declared in another module it > > > > must explicitly inherit the other module in it's module.get.xml file > > > > otherwise the GWT compiler won't have access to the class's source > > > > which it needs. Frankly I'm not sure how this would work in the > > > > situation as you describe since I have always followed the canonical > > > > GWT approach which is using a single HTML page and EntryPoint for each > > > > separate application. I'm not sure what your motivation is in having > > > > two EntryPoints. I think this results in two separate javascript .js > > > > files loaded into your HTML page, therefore there will be a "wall" > > > > between them that accounts for your difficulties. I think it is > > > > possible to communicate between separate javascript files using JSNI > > > > but that would make your life much more difficult. > > > > > On the other hand there is no reason not to have your > > > > com.try.popup.client.PopUp.java in a separate module (i.e. having it's > > > > own module.gwt.xml file) and have this inherited by the > > > > com.try.client.Page1.java module. That way it would be compiled as > > > > part of your main application (making your problem go away) but still > > > > be usable in other applications as well. As I say, what is your > > > > motivation for having two EnrtyPoints? > > > > > regards > > > > gregor > > > > > On Nov 17, 9:42 am, mives29 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > The problem is im using two entrypoints, running on two windows, where > > > > > the 2nd composite is shown thru Window.open(). I need the first > > > > > entrypoint's composite to listen to the second entrypoint's composite, > > > > > but I cant do that since the second entrypoint's composite is > > > > > instantiated on the second composite, not the first one, so I cant add > > > > > the first entrypoint's composite as a listener of the second > > > > > entrypoint's composite. > > > > > > Anyone knows a work around/alternative method of implementing observer > > > > > pattern on my problem? > > > > > > On Nov 17, 4:00 pm, mives29 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > I tested it on same module, this implementation of the observer > > > > > > pattern works. however, when using this on two modules it doesn't. > > > > > > Do > > > > > > I need to do deferred binding here? I hope not coz I dont know how > > > > > > to. > > > > > > =) > > > > > > > On Nov 17, 1:29 pm, mives29 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > oops CnP mistake. on this line: > > > > > > > buttons.addChangeListener(this); //where "this" pertains to > > > > > > > Page1Compo1 > > > > > > > > i meant > > > > > > > xx.addChangeListener(this); //where "this" pertains to > > > > > > > Page1Compo1 > > > > > > > > On Nov 17, 1:22 pm, mives29 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Hi. I tried your recommendations but there are some errors that > > > > > > > > I > > > > > > > > encounter that I think is related to my project's structure > > > > > > > > compatibility with your code. As I said above, my project has > > > > > > > > two > > > > > > > > entrypoints. First entrypoint(com.try.client.Page1.java) > > > > > > > > contains a > > > > > > > > vertical panel that contains three composites. Second entrypoint > > > > > > > > (com.try.popup.client.PopUp.java) contains a vertical panel than > > > > > > > > contains two composites. (Note: they(entrypoints) are from > > > > > > > > different > > > > > > > > modules, same app.) > > > > > > > > > Now I need Page1.java's panel's contained composites to become > > > > > > > > listeners of PopUp.java's horizontal panel's contained > > > > > > > > composites. For > > > > > > > > example, I click something on PopUp.java, Page1.java would show > > > > > > > > a > > > > > > > > reaction thru its composites that are listeners of PopUp.java's > > > > > > > > composite # 2. However, as I followed your instruction, I got > > > > > > > > this > > > > > > > > errror: > > > > > > > > > First, my CODE: > > > > > > > > //On Page1.java's first composite: Page1Compo1.java, I included > > > > > > > > the > > > > > > > > following > > > > > > > > //declaration of composite # 2 > > > > > > > > XXXX xx; > > > > > > > > > //somewhere on the code > > > > > > > > buttons.addChangeListener(this); //where "this" pertains to > > > > > > > > Page1Compo1 > > > > > > > > > THE ERROR: > > > > > > > > No source code is available for type > > > > > > > > com.xxxzzz.client.XXXX.java; did > > > > > > > > you forget to inherit a required module? > > > > > > > > > note: XXXX.java above is composite # 2 of PopUp.java vertical > > > > > > > > panel. > > > > > > > > > It seems I cannot use XXXX.java on Page1Compo1.java.. What am I > > > > > > > > missing? > > > > > > > > > On Nov 14, 8:50 pm, gregor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Oh, as to why, well as you see ConfigPanel has no real > > > > > > > > > knowledge of > > > > > > > > > the other panels that are listening to it and does need to > > > > > > > > > call any > > > > > > > > > methods on them. As a result any number of panels can be > > > > > > > > > registered as > > > > > > > > > a listener with it, and subsequently swapped out for new ones > > > > > > > > > if > > > > > > > > > required, without affecting ConfigPanel's code at all. It is > > > > > > > > > up to the > > > > > > > > > listeners to decide for themselves, individually, what they > > > > > > > > > need to do > > > > > > > > > when they receive a change event. So there is a very weak > > > > > > > > > association > > > > > > > > > between ConfigPanel and it's listeners and none at all > > > > > > > > > between the > > > > > > > > > listeners == low coupling == application components easy to > > > > > > > > > change and > > > > > > > > > maintain. > > > > > > > > > > On Nov 14, 12:40 pm, gregor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > GWT has a range of Observer/Observable gadgets off the > > > > > > > > > > shelf: > > > > > > > > > > SourcesxxxxEvents & xxxxListener and xxxListenerCollection > > > > > > > > > > utility > > > > > > > > > > classes. If they don't work quite right for you, it's easy > > > > > > > > > > to copy the > > > > > > > > > > principle and design your own event handling interfaces. > > > > > > > > > > > You could have your config Composite implement > > > > > > > > > > SourcesChangeEvents, > > > > > > > > > > for example. Then Comps 1 & 2 can implement ChangeListener > > > > > > > > > > and are > > > > > > > > > > registered with the config Comp. It might work like so: > > > > > > > > > > > public class ConfigPanel extends Composite implements > > > > > > > > > > SourcesChangeEvents { > > > > > > > > > > > private ChangeListenerCollection listeners = new > > > > > > > > > > ChangeListenerCollection(); > > > > > > > > > > private Button saveBtn = new Button("Save",new > > > > > > > > > > ClickListener() { > > > > > > > > > > public void onClick(Widget widget) { > > > > > > > > > > // you want to send the ConfigPanel > > > > > > > > > > itself, not the > > > > > > > > > > Button! > > > > > > > > > > // if you just used this it would send > > > > > > > > > > the button > > > > > > > > > > listeners.fireChange(ConfigPanel.this).; > > > > > > > > > > } > > > > > > > > > > }); > > > > > > > > > > > } > > > > > > > > > > > public class Comp1 extends Composite implements > > > > > > > > > > changeListener { > > > > > > > > > > > public void onChange(Widget sender) { > > > > > > > > > > is (sender instanceof ConfigPanel) { > > > > > > > > > > ConfigPanel configPanel = (ConfigPanel) sender; > > > > > > > > > > // call whatever methods you need > > > > > > > > > > } > > > > > > > > > > > } > > > > > > > > > > > Don't forget you have to register Comp1 as a lister with > > > > > > > > > > ConfigPanel > > > > > > > > > > somewhere or it won't work, e.g.: > > > > > > > > > > > confPanel.addChangeListener(comp1); > > > > > > > > > > > And that's about it - goodbye to your static method calls. > > > > > > > > > > > regards > > > > > > > > > > gregor > > > > > > > > > > > On Nov 14, 8:45 am, mives29 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > i meant static methods, not static classes (2nd paragraph > > > > > > > > > > > 2nd line) > > > > > > > > > > > > On Nov 14, 4:43 pm, mives29 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > I'd go straight to what I want to do. > > > > > > > > > > > > > I have 3 composites in 1 panel, in 1 entrypoint. I have > > > > > > > > > > > > another > > > > > > > > > > > > entrypoint that pops up when you click a link on the > > > > > > > > > > > > 2nd composite on > > > > > > > > > > > > the 1st entrypoint. on that second entrypoint you can > > > > > > > > > > > > configure stuff, > > > > > > > > > > > > that will affect the displayed data on the first > > > > > > > > > > > > entrypoint's > > > > > > > > > > > > composites. now, im thinking (actually, a friend > > > > > > > > > > > > thought of it, not > > > > > > > > > > > > me) that the observer pattern is great to use in here, > > > > > > > > > > > > as the 3 > > > > > > > > > > > > composites of the 1st entrypoint will listen to > > > > > > > > > > > > whatever the second > > > > > > > > > > > > entrypoint configures, then change themselves according > > > > > > > > > > > > to the > > > > > > > > > > > > specified configurations on the second entrypoint. > > > > > > > > > > > > > Currently, I > > ... > > read more » --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Web Toolkit" group. 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