not proprietary but more to fit a look and feel of yahoo so to reduce the learning curve for those store owners. Since I use widgets, it makes it easier, as far as I am concern than FTL's. Also change the menu entry point so it has more business logic to the processes.
Also remember I started this back in 2006 and lot has changed in ofbiz. I really like the include function in the controller I would say that 90% of the UI is still ofbiz [EMAIL PROTECTED] sent the following on 10/17/2007 5:26 PM: > BJ > > Are these proprietary? Seems a waste to re-invent the wheel when something > really close to what you want may already exist. > > Skip > > -----Original Message----- > From: BJ Freeman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2007 3:21 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: GUI editors for ftl > > > First I agree with you. > second I accomplish this buy having my own modules that I make my own > screens. > > I have been thinking of asking to add Class field for each entry in a > entity. But I have not given much thought to this process yet. > > then by use of a CSS you hide or relocated any field you want. > > However there is not "one way" a screen should done. > so the implementations we now have are generic and suppose to be > modified by the consultant, in there release to the client. > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] sent the following on 10/17/2007 3:14 PM: >> Thanks to both BJ and Adrian for the input. The dynamically produced >> screens are not suitable in my view. No eye has been given to layout, >> usability, and context making the users live harder than it needs to be. > A >> prime example is the Payments screen in the Accounting module. Because > this >> is so generic, there are 14 fields where there needs to be 5 (or six if > you >> are dealing with foreign currencies) for the common payment tasks. >> >> That is why I want to replace these so I don't have to spend hours > training >> my customers' employees every time they hire a new one. In other words, >> these dynamically generated screens are the problem, not the solution. >> >> Skip >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: BJ Freeman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2007 2:38 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: GUI editors for ftl >> >> >> Ftl's are tied to the bsh files in ofbiz.' >> from the freemaker site >> http://freemarker.org/editors.html >> but more importantly most displays are dynamically produced from the >> entities. >> In otherwords the Field are not defined in the editor but produced when >> the entity is read. >> So the editor would have be entity aware and some form of CSS would have >> to be used to give div classes to each field. >> >> there are some Ftls and some widgets the build on other ftls and widgets >> to create complex pages. >> >> I am not sure there is any editor that will allow all that. >> >> there has been some talk in the content module, but nothing definite, >> like above. >> >> >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] sent the following on 10/17/2007 2:26 PM: >>> I have Netbeans for Java and XUI as well as JBuilder for Java and >>> Dreamweaver for HTML, etc. >>> >>> What do you guys use for new FTL devleopment? Is there a GUI editor to >> make >>> the screen layout easier? >>> >>> I am passionate about attractive and intuitive UIs and a GUI editor makes >> it >>> all easier. >>> >>> Any tools and tricks to make life easier? >>> >>> Skip >>> >>> >>> >> >> > > >
