Hi all,
I'm just starting out on a pretty ambitious project to develop a
sales order entry Laszlo app (interfacing to MySQL via JSP). Laszlo
will be used strictly in an Ajax mode in that all data will be loaded
on the fly from the service, displaying a pop up list of parts as
they enter items or descriptions, showing the unit and extended price
as they enter values and even checking stock and showing if a line
item will be backordered once committed.
So far, I'm totally confident in what it will take to build the
middle and back tiers, however I'm a little concerned regarding
Laszlo. Heretofore, I would have built this using straight Struts,
but wanted to give the client a little more bang for the buck.
Question is: Is there any sort of GUI dev tool to layout the Laszlo
widgets or is it all hand XML coding? Is there at least a XSD or even
a DTD that I can leverage to speed up the effort? Currently, I'm on
the hook for the RFQ and basic design flow including demonstrating
how the UI will look (which will help sell the entire project).
Are there any reference implementations of any sort of order entry
that I can look at to get an idea of best practices for laying the
application out?
Additionally, if you are a Laszlo consultant, I'd be interested in
farming out the GUI development to speed up the project as well.
Please reply in person and advise your billing rate and include a
link or two to some sample Laszlo apps that you may have built or
contributed to.
Thanks,
Andrew
