[ http://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/OFBIZ-510?page=comments#action_12459106 ] Tim Ruppert commented on OFBIZ-510: -----------------------------------
Chris, thanks for taking the time to review this so carefully - it's nice to have people sanity checking these issues. Now, I'm going to have to disagree with you on the Screen consolidation issues. You must not have looked at the last patch very closely that got committed - this is an entirely NEW checkout process that's being created in hopes to make it MUCH easier for people to customize this process in the future. This is somethng that the community has been pining for for a long time and I'm really stoked that we're going to be able to give that to them. That being said, things change in OFBiz all the time - and unless you blindly updating without watching what is changing in the project, then you should be able to follow how things are evolving. And that's just my point, this process is evolving - and AJAX happens to be something that's time has come. I agree that for this particular piece of functionality, there is a possibility to do this without using AJAX, but this is one step in a further evolution of making the usage of the OFBiz eCommerce app much cleaner - and that will probably include some work done with an AJAX toolkit. I think it's a little lame to be sticking it to people and saying that someone's complicating the issue in order to use a buzzword. A lot of work has been done to make this process better for the community at large - and there are potentially other tactics to use other than slamming someone for their choices. This happens to be a place that does not benefit directly, but as it becomes a part of a larger process that's being revamped, you may indeed see the benefit. Let's get a vote together sometime soon. > Anonymous Checkout Refactoring [ ecommerce ] Part #2 > ---------------------------------------------------- > > Key: OFBIZ-510 > URL: http://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/OFBIZ-510 > Project: OFBiz (The Open for Business Project) > Issue Type: Improvement > Affects Versions: SVN trunk > Reporter: Tim Ruppert > Attachments: 3stepAnonCheckoutWithAjax.patch > > > So, now that we're close to completing the Anonymous Checkout Refactoring > Part #1, we are going on to the second phase out of three, which is intended > to make the checkout process even more succint. The final goal is to do > something like I did for one of my customers - http://twpinc.insourcery.com . > This is an old site and is being replaced, so don't worry about the other > functionality - just walk thru the checkout process. > Currently we have a long process that contains these functions / screens: > 1. Personal Info > 2. Shipping Address > 3. Shipping Options > 4. Payment Options > 5. Payment Information (and Billing Address) > 6. Review Order > 7. Order Confirmation > We are going to shorten it up this way: > 1. Personal Info / Shipping Address / Billing Address - with the appropriate > error handling and the check box & action Billing same as shipping) > 2. Shippint Options > 3. Payment Options (if necessary - skip if you only have credit card - or > only one option in general) > 4. Review & Place Order - enter the credit card right here - put error > handling here as well > 5. Order Confirmation > This would be the end of this patch. -- This message is automatically generated by JIRA. - If you think it was sent incorrectly contact one of the administrators: http://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/Administrators.jspa - For more information on JIRA, see: http://www.atlassian.com/software/jira
