3.B of my previous post takes tabpanel out as an option.
On Nov 20, 5:05 am, sre <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Not sure if this will help. Another approach you may what to consider
> raising is using tabs, TabPanel and TabBar from
> here:http://google-web-toolkit.googlecode.com/svn/javadoc/1.5/com/google/g...
>
> You would get your single entry point and the designer would get their
> window.
>
> -sre
>
> On Nov 19, 11:38 am, mives29 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > To gregor,
>
> > 1)We dont want to use dialogbox because it overlays the display.
> > 2)Actually I've thought about using hidden panels, but our team's
> > designer seems fixated with using a separate window. If I could only
> > convince him..
> > 3)We dont want to use the back/forward way because a)its not
> > comfortable for the user b)we want both of the windows visible at the
> > same time when the user clicks on the 2nd page's(entrypoint) link.
>
> > Hopefully in our next meeting I could address theses issues to him(our
> > designer), and convince him to use alternatives (like a hidden panel)
>
> > On Nov 18, 8:06 pm, gregor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > > 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 seehttp://www.bbc.co.uk/customizeyour
> > > 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/gwtxtouse
> > > > 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
>
> ...
>
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