Because not everyone wants to organize their web sites the same way or wants to call their GWT module bootstrap file index.html? As Addy says, what's the problem with Ant?
On Jan 4, 7:55 pm, "David Hoffer" <[email protected]> wrote: > In this case why not just name it statically index.html? Why wait? > > -Dave > > 2009/1/4 Addy <[email protected]> > > > > > I use a simple ant task to rename the file during the build process. > > You dont have to do anything else. > > > <move file="${webapp.dir}/MainApp.html" tofile="${webapp.dir}/ > > index.html"/> > > > You can see it here:- > > >http://checkappointments.com/checkAppointments/index.html > > > regards, > > Addy > >http://checkAppointments.com > > > On Jan 3, 1:10 pm, "David Hoffer" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Thanks for the reply. It sounds like you are suggesting a manual > > process. > > > I'm looking for an auto process, something I can do in code/xml/html and > > it > > > just works. I use maven to build a war, I don't have the option of > > manually > > > moving files around. Is there a way I can code this in my gwt.xml and/or > > > html, etc? > > > > Again, my goal here is to remove the package names from the URLs so the > > site > > > URLs look more 'normal'. I.e. my index.html file (which is my > > welcome-file > > > in my web.xml) points to com.mycompanyname.website.App/App.html. I don't > > > want users to see all this package stuff. > > > > -Dave > > > > 2009/1/3 Ian Bambury <[email protected]> > > > > > Once compiled, take all the files inside the package-name folder and > > put > > > > them wherever you like. You can also change the host html page name to > > > > anything you want. If you change it in the source code, you will have > > to > > > > change it in any file that runs hosted mode. > > > > Just change 'MyProject.html' to the new name i.e. if there is no > > '.html' > > > > after the 'MyProject', don't change it because it is referring to > > something > > > > else - the actual project itself or maybe the prefix to the gwt.xml > > file. > > > > > That is the problem with the project creator, although it makes things > > easy > > > > by asking for one name (e.g. MyProject) it names everything as > > MyProject - > > > > the main class file, the html file, the gwt.xml file, the launch files, > > and > > > > the project folder. > > > > > If you go to my site and join up (and confirm your email address, just > > so > > > > people can't subscribe other people) for the free email course, the > > first > > > > day (which is sent immediately) there is a project you can download > > which > > > > has all the elements named differently. You can always unsubscribe > > > > immediately afterwards - the course mostly assumes you have Eclipse, so > > a > > > > lot of it might not be relevant for you. > > > > > Ian > > > > >http://examples.roughian.com > > > > > 2009/1/3 David Hoffer <[email protected]> > > > > > Could you post what you did to make this work? I am not having any > > success > > > >> with the linkhttp:// > > java.dzone.com/tips/getting-rid-package-based-gwt-. > > > >> Also I don't use eclipse, could you explain in non-eclipse terms how I > > can > > > >> remove the package names from the browser URLs? > > > > >> -Dave > > > > >> 2008/12/29 giannisdag <[email protected]> > > > > >>> Thank you, it is very simple as it should be. > > > > >>> On 29 Δεκ, 16:13, "Ian Bambury" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >>> > Don't do all that. Rename the page to index.html. In any .launch > > file, > > > >>> > rename just the ProjectName.html part - just one place - leave > > > >>> everything > > > >>> > else alone. > > > >>> > Ian > > > > >>> >http://examples.roughian.com > > > > >>> > 2008/12/29 giannisdag <[email protected]> > > > > >>> > > Hi, > > > >>> > > I can' t figure out the solution to a simple problem. I want to > > > >>> rename > > > >>> > > my first html page to index.html. I am using eclipse. I have > > renamed > > > >>> > > the html page and the corresponding java class file to index.htm. > > > >>> Also > > > >>> > > i have changed the entry point of the settings xml file to > > > >>> > > <entry-point class='com.xel.gwt.client.index'/> > > > >>> > > But when i am running in host mode, i keep getting the following > > > >>> > > error. > > > >>> > > [WARN] Resource not found: villaView.html; (could a file be > > missing > > > >>> > > from the public path or a <servlet> tag misconfigured in module > > > >>> > > com.xel.gwt.villaView.gwt.xml ?) > > > >>> > > [TRACE] The development shell servlet received a request for > > > >>> > > 'villaView.html' in module 'com.xel.gwt.villaView.gwt.xml' > > > >>> > > How can I change the development shell servlet to fix the > > problem? --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Web Toolkit" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Google-Web-Toolkit?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
