[ANNOUNCEMENT] JSP Controls Tag Library v. 0.1 is released Ho-ho-ho! The Christmas is around the corner, it is time to make wishes come true. How about writing portlet-like web components using Struts without need for Portal engine? Here you are!
JSP Controls is a solution for building portlet-like web components, using standard JSP enhanced with less than a dosen of new tags. It does not require to learn a new API or to set up a portal engine. The Reloadable Page Fragments (RPF) technology provides support both for Javascript-enabled browsers as well as for more restrictive environments where Javascript is not allowed. JSP Controls has the following features: * Allows composing a page out of independent components. * Does not require a portal engine for components to work. * Ensures that every component renders itself independently. * Updates page incrementally without full page refresh if browser has proper Javascript and XMLHTTPRequest support. * Seamlessly integrates with Struts, yay! Try out the live demos first. They may not seem very impressive at first, but fire up your favorite HTTP sniffer (I use LiveHTTPHeaders) to see what actually happens there. Notice, that Ajax version works in both old and new browsers and you hardly can see a difference unless your page is really heavy. Just turn off Javascript in your fancy browser to see that component goes a longer route to deliver exactly the same user experience. It can be easy integrated with any Struts actions, but obviously dispatch-like actions are best for the job. As a Christmas present, I included a version of DispatchAction that allows to write clean event-based actions. Check out the source code to see how simple it is! Live demos page: http://www.superinterface.com/jspcontrols The project homepage: http://jspcontrols.sourceforge.net/jsptaglib/download.html The download page: https://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=154342 In this version the components are based on HTML FORM only. Next version will allow to use any HTML fragment. Michael J. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
