At 09:24 07/02/2001 -0300, you wrote:
>Hi all.
>
>I'm working in a portlet class with some extensions to implement
>functionalities like mynetscape. The class adds the
>following methods:
>
>+ getAllowClose(): the portlet can be eliminated quickly from the home
> page
>+ getAllowMinimize(): the portlet can be minimized in the home page
> (only the title bar is visible)
>+ setAttribute(): to store a permanent value in the portle config
> (using PersistentService)
>+ getAttribute(): to retrieve a permanent value from the portlet config
>+ isMinimized(): to ask if the portlet is minimized
>+ setMinimized(): to put the portlet in minimized state
>+ setNormal(): to put the portel in the normal state
>
>
>With this extensions I made a new PortletControl class that:
>
>+ Shows the title bar with Config, Minimize/restore, Maximize, Close
> buttons
>+ Adds in the path info some values so the portlet knowns when
> the user click Configure/Maximize buttons
>+ Adds an action to process Close/Minimize/Restore
>+ Uses Velocity to render the title and borders
>
>
>So:
>
>+ Using velocity in the PortletControl class the users
> have differents themes to choice
>+ You can implement portlets like this:
> - A message list. In minimized state shows how many
> message are in the inbox, in normal state shows the last
> messages received (subject), in maximized state
> shows the last x messages (subject, author, date), In
> config state set how many messages you can see
>
> - A calendar. In minimized state shows how many alerts
> you have today, in normal state shows a little calendar,
> in maximized state shows an agenda, ...
>
>
>Additionaly I made the Portlet extension to support Velocity so
>with just un portlet class and a screen you can make all your
>portlets
>
>All is working fine, with some hacking in the code (pathinfo,
>PersistenceService)
>What do you think about this ?. Is possible to include
>the extensions in the AbstractPortlet class ?
>
+1 on the features, send the patches :)
Note though that several of the functionalities you implemented will be
reimplemented in the new Portlet API, still it would be very interesting
to have a default implentation for these fonctionalities ASAP.
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Raphaël Luta - [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Vivendi Universal Networks - Services Manager / Paris
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