Vaadin looks amazing, definitely, a good and modern UX will make OFBiz an Ace of all trades.
On Thu, Sep 7, 2017 at 1:16 AM, Paul Mandeltort <[email protected]> wrote: > Haven’t had time to dig into the code, but at a high level I feel Vaadin > is one of the best bets for helping OFbiz get a modern UI and as a result > much greater adoption! > —P > > On Aug 28, 2017, 8:37 PM -0500, Hans Bakker <[email protected]>, > wrote: > > Users/developers, > > > > I would like to present an alternative UI which can be generated from > > the existing OFBiz screens and forms but can also be used independently. > > > > What is Vaadin: https://vaadin.com/introduction > > Vaadin has the Apache 2.0 license. > > > > We have now completed a proof of concept which can display Vaadin > > screens in Java generated from OFBiz screens and forms using the > > existing ftl macro file which currently generates html but now for a > > very limited number of screen elements can generate also Vaadin Java > > screen files. > > > > To demonstrate this in a component which can be either installed in the > > OFBiz trunk or in V16 can be cloned from our git repository at: > > https://gerrit.antwebsystems.com/#/admin/projects/vaadin-test > > Check the readme file for installation notes. > > > > To save you the installation we have also a demo system: > > Ofbiz screen and form: > > https://vaadin-test.growerpdemo.com/vaadin-test/control/ofbiz/main > > Generated Vaadim screen: > > https://vaadin-test.growerpdemo.com/vaadin-test/control/ofbiz/#!TestView > > > > We would like to know from the community: > > 1. Technical opinion about this proof of concept implementation. > > 2. Is this something to be included in the OFBiz trunk as alternative UI? > > 3. Are there developers who like to work together to extend this > > implementation: > > a. cover all screen elements > > b. use Groovy instead of Java. > > > > Looking forward to your replies, > > Regards, > > Hans Bakker > > Antwebsystems.com > > > > > > > > > > > > T > -- Best regards, Aishwary Shrivastava Enterprise Software Engineer HotWax Systems <http://www.hotwaxsystems.com/>
