Carl, On skins, you don't sound as though you've looked at the Showcase since 2.0, when we made a series of improvements which now has most users commenting that our skins are sharper than GXTs.
On grids, this is the first time I've ever seen someone claim the GXT grids are better, I really don't think you took more than a cursory look at the samples. Here are some of the largest features missing from GXT's grids (there are many many more): Adaptive Filtering http://www.smartclient.com/smartgwt/showcase/#grid_adaptive_filter_featured_category Databound Dragging http://www.smartclient.com/smartgwt/showcase/#grid_db_dragging_featured_category Custom nested components (embed anything) http://www.smartclient.com/smartgwt/showcase/#featured_nested_grid http://www.smartclient.com/smartgwt/showcase/#grid_nested_form_new_category Pluggable data models (build a master-detail component for any data model) http://www.smartclient.com/smartgwt/showcase/#featured_master_detail Frozen columns with editing, drag and drop and all other features still supported http://www.smartclient.com/smartgwt/showcase/#grid_frozen_editing Multi-level sort http://www.smartclient.com/smartgwt/showcase/#grid_multisort_new_category Automatic cache synchronization on update http://www.smartclient.com/smartgwtee/javadoc/com/smartgwt/client/data/ResultSet.html Multi-level filtering http://www.smartclient.com/smartgwt/showcase/#grid_nested_filter_builder Multiple rows of headers http://www.smartclient.com/smartgwt/showcase/#grid_appearance_header_spans User-specified formula and summary columns http://www.smartclient.com/smartgwt/showcase/#grid_appearance_formula_sumamry_builder Also, once again, these features work *together*. There are many combinations of GXT features that don't (eg Live Grid and most major grid features), and if you go with some hack from the forums to enable one of the missing features, you'll find even less compatibility with other features (and no support). Just didn't want anyone to think the grids are even close to comparable. The features above are all part of the free LGPL edition by the way. On Feb 14, 7:00 pm, Carl Pritchett <[email protected]> wrote: > We have used GXT from 1.2 to 2.1.1 on a mid-sized project. > > Pros > - I think the look and feel is sharp and responsive (much nicer > thatSmartGWTIMHO - but look at the showcases and judge for youself). > - Grids are the best I've seen (sorrySmartGWT) but no lockable > columns (which Smart does have) - we had to write our own (I've > posted them on the forums) > - It's all java and it's trivial to debug / overrride features > - Good community in the forums > - Bugs get fixed if you are persistent enough > > Cons > - Quirky bugs and behaviour changes in each version - need to check > for regression when taking an upgrade. > - Only first point release if available if you don't have a support > contract (even if you buy the product) and there can be a long wait > (for your business / customers) between versions. > - Mostly trivial examples in showcase that aren't like an app you will > build (though to be fair same can be said for most GWT frameworks) > - Not much doco / java doc, which can make complex apps / layouts > difficult to get right - some unexpected behaviours -- 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.
