I think it depends on what you're doing when you "modify the page". As of GWT 1.5 (the last version I've used personally), it's difficult to construct a Widget around an existing DOM element. On the other hand, if you don't need GWT's Widget API, then GWT is exactly what you need.
Some people are confused by GWT's offering, but it's really important to remember that it's a very modular tool. The only thing you need to have in order to say you're "using GWT" is the GWT compiler. The download also includes various modules for doing things in a web page, though, that make your life easier. At the very bottom is the DOM API that mirrors the browser's DOM API into Java. There's also a module for doing AJAXy stuff, and an RPC-over-HTTP module that's built on top of that. If it suits you, you can use the Widget API, but it's not necessary. Ian --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
