On Tue, 11 Apr 2000, Rapha�l Luta wrote:
> My proposal is to change the way the classes work together to better
> mirror standard java.awt layout machanism.
>
> Basically, I propose to base the layout process on the PortletSet which would
> be modified to implement the Portlet interface.
> The Controller would be associated to a PortletSet just like a LayoutManager
> is associated to a Container in awt.
> The PortletCntrol would be used for all Portlet (including PortletSet)
> except that the default control for a PortletSet is transparent (but may be
> caching...)
>
> Advantages:
> - more intuitive mechanism since it's closer to the well-known AWT layout
> system
> - more regular because if PortletSer are portlets, they can have their
> PortletConfig too
> - allows for simpler controller implementation, with XMLController,
> PaneController, RowController and ColumnController, we can do nearly anything.
>
> Comments ? Objections ?
[insert my best Arnold Horshak impression] OOH! OOH!
A while back I said it would be nice to have a layoutmanager like awt's gridbag
for dealing with the fact that most portlets are not a uniform size and there's
often lots of whitespace on generated pages....
+1 all day long----and let me know if I can help in some _specific_ way.
-ed
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