You can mix ExtJS into the project without any work at all. If you want to use ExtJS exclusively, then you'll need to do the adapter thing so Lift knows how to communicate with the server (Ajax, Comet, etc.)
On Sun, May 17, 2009 at 4:15 PM, Charles F. Munat <c...@munat.com> wrote: > > Wait. Is that right, guys? Does the LGC need JQuery or YUI? > > If not, then you only need to use an adapter and one of those if you are > going to use the built-in Lift Js helper methods. So I guess it's > possible to use ExtJs 3.0 without any adapter if you're not going to use > the helper methods. > > Sorry if I'm just confusing the issue. I am using ExtJs on a Lift site > with no problems (other than that ExtJs is a PITA). > > Chas. > > Charles F. Munat wrote: > > You'll need to use an adapter for either JQuery or YUI because the Lift > > garbage collector depends on that. > > > > There are no Lift JS functions specific to ExtJs, but as you'll be using > > either JQuery or YUI for the GC, you can use Lift's JQuery/YUI helpers > > for non-ExtJs stuff. For things specific to ExtJs, you'll have to build > > your own helpers, but you can probably just copy, paste, and modify the > > others to get what you want. > > > > ExtJs probably can't be built into Lift because of licensing issues, so > > you'll have to do some work for yourself. > > > > Chas. > > > > Jesse Eichar wrote: > >> Hi, > >> > >> I was wondering how plausible using ExtJS since Lift adds some Ajax > >> libraries. ExtJS requires adapters to work nicely with others. I am > >> not sure if the adapters need to be ran with the specific version of > >> (say YUI or JQuery) the library that is shipped with Ext or if the > >> adapters are enough by then selves. > >> > >> But really my question is: Is it possible to use advanced ExtJS in > >> Lift? And what would the recommended way be? > >> > >> Thanks, > >> Jesse > >> > > > > > > > > > -- Lift, the simply functional web framework http://liftweb.net Beginning Scala http://www.apress.com/book/view/1430219890 Follow me: http://twitter.com/dpp Git some: http://github.com/dpp --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Lift" group. To post to this group, send email to liftweb@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to liftweb+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/liftweb?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
