JCA3PTCCONFIDENTIALJCAUpdate–WorkInProgressFrameworksimplification&customizabilityRefactoringintoTaglibsXMLaspectsareDTD-able{Actions.dtd,…FullyCSSbased–simplificationofHTMLCommonvalidatorsMovingtowardModel2JSPComponentdevelopmentWizards,Tables,Trees,InfoPage,Actionsmenureplacement–Tablecustomization(userviewssupport)basedonCADXJSTablesDesignpatternsDataAcquisitionSupportforRMI,TypeInstance,I&Etasks4PTCCONFIDENTIALIntroductionWebcasttotheInfrastructureTConJanuary4,2006TheintentofthecommoncomponentprojectistobeginbuildingalibraryofreusablecomponentsthatwillallowsustostreamlineourUIdesignandclientdevelopmentprocess,allowingusto:BuildourproductsfasterMaintainourproductsmoreefficientlyAllowforeasierconfigurabilityIncreaseUIconsistencyImproveusability5PTCCONFIDENTIALCommoncomponentsSampleComponentsInformationPageFilteredViews&ManagedListsConsistentCreateCheckin&CheckoutCollectorUserpickerTypepickerWizardDynamicMenu6PTCCONFIDENTIALJCAUpdate–AJAXInfrastructureuseofAJAXtodateAddrowtotable–nopagerefreshPartialpagerefreshesonsinglerowupdate/deletee.g.checkinPartialpagerefreshontableviewchangeWizardspeed&usability–backgrounddownloadofpagesPartlookup–autocompleteDynamicmenus8PTCCONFIDENTIALCreatingaWizard9PTCCONFIDENTIALWizardOutput10PTCCONFIDENTIALCreatingatable11PTCCONFIDENTIALJCATable12PTCCONFIDENTIALPropsPage13PTCCONFIDENTIALPropsPageAjax15PTCCONFIDENTIALWhatisAJAXSearchinGoogle:“defineAJAX”ThenameofanAceandJackinthepocket,suitedorotherwiseAmythicalGreekhero;awarriorwhofoughtagainstTroyintheIliad(Aias)TheAjaxanAmericanautomobilemanufacturedbytheNashMotorsCorporationofKenosha,Wisconsinbetween1925-1926TheAjaxwasaSwissautomobilebuiltfrom1906to1910.TheAjaxwasaFrenchautomobilebuiltbytheAmericanBriscoebrothersbetween1913and1919Ajax,Ontario,Canada16PTCCONFIDENTIALWhatisAJAXAJAXisAscriptingtechniqueforsilentlyloadingnewdatafromtheserver.commonlyuse...XMLHttpRequestobjectrequiresaDOMScriptingcomponenttoembedthereceiveddatainthedocument.BenefitsLessnetworkbandwidthDesktop-likeapplicationbehaviorMoreresponsivesystemLessserverloadFasterclientrenderingBetterusability17PTCCONFIDENTIALJCAUpdate–AJAXInfrastructureuseofAJAXtodateWizardspeed&usability–backgrounddownloadofpagesPartialpagerefreshesonsinglerowupdate/deletee.g.checkinAddrowtotable–nopagerefreshOthertableoperationslikesortingandpickingnewviewsonlyupdatetheonetableonthepageToBeCompleted“Suggest”(akaauto-completion)capabilities–TabularinputdrivenusageMinidetailspagesDeletingobjectsfromtables18PTCCONFIDENTIALWizardFeaturesDescriptionAllPagesofwizardpre-downloadedtoclientNavigatethrough“Next”and“Back”buttonsNavigatebyclickingonsteps(outoforder)Partialwizardsteprefreshofcurrentstep,likethesoftattributeswhenthetypechangesBenefitsBetterperformance–Nouser-waittimeaswizardisbuiltLighter-weightBetterusabilitySeeit!19PTCCONFIDENTIALPartialPageRefreshDescriptionRefreshonlythatpartofthepagethatneedsrefreshingExamples:–Changing“View”onatablerefreshestableonly–Changing3rdlevelnavigationselection,doesnotrefreshtopofpage–Sortingintables–Partialwizardsteprefreshofcurrentstep,likethesoftattributeswhenthetypechangesBenefitsSmallerpagesdownloadedtotheclientFasterrenderingtimeLessserver-loadMoreresponsivesystemUsercancontinuetointeractwithpagewhilepartofitisupdatingSeeit!20PTCCONFIDENTIALAddRowtotableDescriptionWhenCreatingnewdo...
