Re: GWT 2.0.3: Cross-browser problems still?
I've had all kinds of cross-browser problems, in particular with events and graphics, and sometimes widgets. Can you be more specific and give the list of specific issues you had? It would then be useful to fill new bug reports. On May 31, 1:28 am, Navigateur naveen.c...@googlemail.com wrote: When I came into GWT I thought it was going to be write-once for all browsers. Since I've been using it, I've had all kinds of cross- browser problems, in particular with events and graphics, and sometimes widgets. And I've had to do workarounds (which I still haven't fully resolved) to make it work the same in different browsers. I just wondered if everybody else has had smooth-sailing with browsers or if there are others with similar issues? I know this is a vent, but sometimes I wish I had used Flash instead! Maybe Google can write clear guidelines for third-party library developers, since some of their libraries with respect to events and graphics seem to contribute to (but are not the only) problem. And treat cross-browser differences as a priority e.g. the fact that the core widget focusPanel doesn't seem to register mouseMove events in Internet Explorer except on the widgets contained on it, but does so fine in Firefox/Chrome. I hope everything written in GWT works the same in all browsers one day. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Google Web Toolkit group. To post to this group, send email to google-web-tool...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to google-web-toolkit+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-web-toolkit?hl=en.
Re: GWT 2.0.3: Cross-browser problems still?
On 31 mai, 01:28, Navigateur naveen.c...@googlemail.com wrote: When I came into GWT I thought it was going to be write-once for all browsers. Since I've been using it, I've had all kinds of cross- browser problems, in particular with events and graphics, and sometimes widgets. And I've had to do workarounds (which I still haven't fully resolved) to make it work the same in different browsers. I just wondered if everybody else has had smooth-sailing with browsers or if there are others with similar issues? I haven't had that much issues. I can't say I didn't face any, but they (almost) always had easy workarounds IIRC. The main problem with GWT is that because developers don't see JavaScript they think they don't even have to know HTML, JavaScript or CSS, and sometimes even tend to forget they're coding a browser-base app. Coding in Java means better (or, at least, different) tooling and sharing code with the server (though it's moot as JavaScript tends to come back to the server nowadays). I know this is a vent, but sometimes I wish I had used Flash instead! I've been told that Flash isn't a silver-bullet. Might be browser- engine agnostic (though still depends on the browser's plugin API) but not platform (OS) agnostic. Maybe Google can write clear guidelines for third-party library developers, since some of their libraries with respect to events and graphics seem to contribute to (but are not the only) problem. And treat cross-browser differences as a priority e.g. the fact that the core widget focusPanel doesn't seem to register mouseMove events in Internet Explorer except on the widgets contained on it, but does so fine in Firefox/Chrome. Internet Explorer is so strangely coded (with strong constraints on backwards compat with its own bugs, embedded API, etc.) that it has weird bugs that have to be solved on a case-by-case basis. http://code.google.com/p/google-web-toolkit/issues/detail?id=4985 I hope everything written in GWT works the same in all browsers one day. Given Internet Explorer's release schedule and update rate, you might be dead and buried before it happens. Internet Explorer apart, it might very well happen much sooner, if not already the case. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Google Web Toolkit group. To post to this group, send email to google-web-tool...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to google-web-toolkit+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-web-toolkit?hl=en.
GWT 2.0.3: Cross-browser problems still?
When I came into GWT I thought it was going to be write-once for all browsers. Since I've been using it, I've had all kinds of cross- browser problems, in particular with events and graphics, and sometimes widgets. And I've had to do workarounds (which I still haven't fully resolved) to make it work the same in different browsers. I just wondered if everybody else has had smooth-sailing with browsers or if there are others with similar issues? I know this is a vent, but sometimes I wish I had used Flash instead! Maybe Google can write clear guidelines for third-party library developers, since some of their libraries with respect to events and graphics seem to contribute to (but are not the only) problem. And treat cross-browser differences as a priority e.g. the fact that the core widget focusPanel doesn't seem to register mouseMove events in Internet Explorer except on the widgets contained on it, but does so fine in Firefox/Chrome. I hope everything written in GWT works the same in all browsers one day. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Google Web Toolkit group. To post to this group, send email to google-web-tool...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to google-web-toolkit+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-web-toolkit?hl=en.
