I don't want to start advertising my stuff here, especially considering that it is for Struts and for JSP. But in its current form it does not really matter is it a complete page, or an element on a page. If you look at this example: http://www.superinterface.com/strutsdialog/logincontrol.html You would see a login control in the left top cell, "Sign In". This is not a wizard, but it is a multi-state component. I have a similar example with wizard too, where you can sign up for a new account right there if you do not have one. It is different internally, but considering its integration with the application, the login control behaves the same.
If you try the above sample, you would see that after you log in, you are on the same page, and the "Log In" cell is now "User Info" cell, and servers in the right column are $50 cheaper (this is just an example). Both standalone login component and embedded component have exactly the same code, they different only in where they redirect to. This pattern would not work with Wicket, because it has solid Page to load. On the other hand, this is something to think about, considering future Ajax version for Wicket. Because in my case the same component can work in Ajax mode too, responding with its own rendering, or in current two-phase mode, redirecting to the main page. Um, I still put some advertising in this email :) But I hope it was valuable. So, my first reaction is to use panels, because this way wizard can be embedded. I guess that I want to use borders... The language in javadocs and in wiki is a little heavy, almost like mine :) so it is hard to get through. But I will be there. I hope I will have something this weekend. Michael. On 7/13/05, Eelco Hillenius <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > One thing I'd like to know Michael, would your wizard be a page centric > (that's what it is now, right?) or would you consider panels too? The > example that I started (and will abandon in case you provide the wizard) > was centered around the idea that you can build a wizard that renders on > a panel (using replaces for steps), so that you could easily embed your > wizard in any page you like. > > What do you think about that? > > Eelco ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the 'Do More With Dual!' webinar happening July 14 at 8am PDT/11am EDT. We invite you to explore the latest in dual core and dual graphics technology at this free one hour event hosted by HP, AMD, and NVIDIA. To register visit http://www.hp.com/go/dualwebinar _______________________________________________ Wicket-user mailing list Wicket-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wicket-user
