I was actually looking to pump in my enhancements to the Widget module. I've incorporated some
Ajax-facilitating or Ajax-related features directly into the Widget module, so I won't have to do
HUGE .ftl(s).
Imagine being able to use and reuse a widget-screen for 2 (or more) purposes: non-ajax operation
and ajax operation (pulling down various sub-sub-parts of the screen).
In general, I was able to make all listings screens (with the Prev/Next hrefs)
load via Ajax.
But be warned that this Ajax approach, if carried further, could hark back to those times when you
programmed Java AWTs for rich UIs (events and concurrency). Except there's lots of javascript
involved in this case, not Java, and bad news is there's no concurrency controls in javascript.
Which means, prepare to get wickedly good at acrobatics in javascript (obscure acquired taste,
really), or deal with the potential mess and meltdown. Please let me know if there's any experts
in javascript OO and programming here.
I'm willing to help with Ajax-ing OFBiz. Just let me know if the "nice addition" Andrew's talking
about will go into Opentaps or OFBiz, and I'll follow. I only need to know if there's any
anti-trust case against the body I'm contributing to.
Jonathon
Andrew Zeneski wrote:
This sounds like it will be a nice addition to OFBiz, I can't wait to
see the progress!
Andrew
On Apr 23, 2007, at 4:59 PM, Si Chen wrote:
If there are any developers interested in working on a CRM system,
we're looking for more help here at Open Source Strategies. We have
both full-time openings and part-time paid opportunities, and you can
work from home and set your own hours. You'll have a chance to work
with us on a combination of client projects, our open source products,
and just cool stuff you're interested in.
We're especially looking for developers with strong familiarity with
the following areas (though not necessarily just these):
1. Front end development and Ajax
2. Integration with external devices, such as mobile phones, handheld
devices, etc.
3. Analytics and reporting
If you're interested, please drop me a note off the list.
Scott A wrote:
David,
Like I said, I am a user plain and simple so I can’t get into all of the
technical side of things. All I know is that I would like a CRM
portion of
ofbiz similar to how Sugar CRM works but with a good and solid email
client
built in. I guess it would take someone with the interest and technical
ability to put the requirements together first.
That said, I can only contribute with my wants and needs and some
cash. I'd
be willing to throw $1000 into the hat to get this type of
functionality.
Where do I go from here?
David E. Jones-2 wrote:
On Apr 6, 2007, at 10:53 AM, Scott A wrote:
I have some help from some service providers setting up the system
and we've
already started to work on the gui which includes Ajax for easier
use. There
are also many other options I'd like to have for my business and that
hopefully I could give back to the ofbiz community too.
Do you guys have any kind of bounty system or a wish list where
likeminded
people could collaborate and get things done at a quicker pace?
For example, I'd like to see a good CRM in the core of ofbiz with
something
like zimbra being used for the calendaring and email. If this were
even
feasible and there were likeminded people who would be interested,
then we
could pool our resources and time, etc.
Any suggestions?
We don't have a bounty and bid system setup right now, but
hopefully soon or at some point some commercial entity in the OFBiz
community will do just that. It is something we have talked about,
and even using OFBiz to manage it, since about year 2 of the
project and I think it would be a really great thing for the
project, and for everyone who participates in both funding and
developing different things.
Right now the best thing to do is send a message to this list or
the dev list to see if anyone is interested in collaborating on
this and has enough of a business requirement for it to at least
help to fund involvement on their side.
My guess for something this specific and yet large in scope (ie in
terms of the amount of work required, probably a few weeks worth)
no one will be able to participate for the "fun of it".
Who knows.... maybe someone will step up and agree with you on how
cool it would be and start banging on it with you.
-David
