Re: adding a component to a D2W page
Re: adding a component to a D2W page
- Subject: Re: adding a component to a D2W page
- From: David LeBer <email@hidden>
- Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2012 12:48:16 -0400
WOSwitchComponent is your friend.
Look at the templates, they are used everywhere.
D
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David LeBer
Codeferous Software
On 2012-09-10, at 12:21 PM, Theodore Petrosky <email@hidden> wrote:
> ok this is what I figured out so far:
>
> 10 : (look = 'ERModernLook' and (task = 'list' or task = 'select' or (task = 'edit' and subTask = 'list'))) => repetitionComponentName = "ERMDSimpleListPageRepetition" [com.webobjects.directtoweb.Assignment]
>
> from that rule, I see that if we are creating a ListPage, this rule says to use "ERMDSimpleListPageRepetition".
>
> So I created my own framework, and created a component "TPMDSimpleListPageRepetition" copying the html, wod, java where they belonged.
>
> then I created a rule:
>
> 10 : (look = 'ERModernLook' and (task = 'list' or task = 'select' or (task = 'edit' and subTask = 'list'))) => repetitionComponentName = "TPMDSimpleListPageRepetition" [com.webobjects.directtoweb.Assignment]
>
> and my D2W app is using my ListPageRep.
>
> so my next step was to create a WOString at the top of my new shiny component: <webobject name = "CopyOnTop"/> and in the wod:
>
> CopyOnTop : WOString {
> value = d2wContext.topCopy;
> }
>
> so that in my method that calls in the listPage I added:
>
> page.d2wContext().takeValueForKey("This is some copy Call Reports", "topCopy");
>
> and it gives me what I want. I can just wrap it in a div and the stylist and go to town.
>
> but, can I add a WOComponent instead of the WOString? If yes, the bindings are not obvious. I will keep looking maybe a solution will jump out and bite me.
>
> adding a component would be handier, easier if I had a few paragraphs of information to add.
>
> Ted
>
>
> --- On Wed, 9/5/12, Jesse Tayler <email@hidden> wrote:
>
>> From: Jesse Tayler <email@hidden>
>> Subject: Re: adding a component to a D2W page
>> To: "Theodore Petrosky" <email@hidden>
>> Date: Wednesday, September 5, 2012, 11:01 AM
>> I'm pretty sure you are getting
>> confused but I'm not looking at it either.
>>
>> so, the factory is just going to return whatever list page a
>> rule somewhere tells it to, right?
>>
>> so, there's not "the" list page, there's some rule that's
>> saying with this entity, and this task, use this page.
>>
>> so, whatever your tab menu is doing, it's calling a rule to
>> get the list page --
>>
>> you might have to write six rules to get the list page to
>> fire when you want, but it doesn't matter how many pages you
>> create - you're the programmer!
>>
>> now, if you're lost on this - try writing some rules that do
>> something you can see clearly on screen in the same context
>> -- this will help you see what rules are firing and what
>> level of specificity you need to override whatever is
>> currently firing.
>>
>> sometimes you can even find the rule that's firing in some
>> framework and copy it, raise the priority and change the
>> page name to your page.
>>
>> see where I'm going on that?
>>
>> hope that sheds some light --
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sep 5, 2012, at 10:44 AM, Theodore Petrosky <email@hidden>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> this is what I thought however:
>>>
>>> lpi =
>> D2W.factory().listPageForEntityNamed(CallReport.ENTITY_NAME,
>> session());
>>>
>>> This is the page I need to target. the list page.
>>>
>>> when I click a tab in the menu, it fires off a method
>> to return a listPage.
>>>
>>> and it seems that I would have to create 6 different
>> listPages as the markup to add is different for each tab.
>>>
>>> Ted
>>>
>>> --- On Wed, 9/5/12, Jesse Tayler <email@hidden>
>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> From: Jesse Tayler <email@hidden>
>>>> Subject: Re: adding a component to a D2W page
>>>> To: "Theodore Petrosky" <email@hidden>
>>>> Date: Wednesday, September 5, 2012, 10:16 AM
>>>> hmm -- I doubt it --
>>>>
>>>> I think I'm saying make a list page called
>>>>
>>>> TedsCoolListPage.wo
>>>>
>>>> Inherit from whatever list page you are using now.
>>>>
>>>> copy all WOD and HTML from the page you are using
>> now.
>>>>
>>>> add whatever you need.
>>>>
>>>> write rule to make TedsCoolListPage the component
>> you use on
>>>> that list, instead of whatever you are using.
>>>>
>>>> make sense?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Sep 5, 2012, at 6:15 AM, Theodore Petrosky
>> <email@hidden>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I have six tabs. I want to subclass the List*
>> page so
>>>> that I can fly in some markup before the table.
>>>>>
>>>>> It seems to me that this method requires 6
>> 'subclasses'
>>>> of the List* page.
>>>>>
>>>>> Is this what you are thinking?
>>>>>
>>>>> Ted
>>>>>
>>>>> --- On Tue, 9/4/12, Jesse Tayler <email@hidden>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> From: Jesse Tayler <email@hidden>
>>>>>> Subject: Re: adding a component to a D2W
>> page
>>>>>> To: "Theodore Petrosky" <email@hidden>
>>>>>> Date: Tuesday, September 4, 2012, 11:43 PM
>>>>>> oh, I'd just take the html and wod
>>>>>> bindings from the page you are subclassing,
>> you can
>>>> subclass
>>>>>> or not in java, but write a rule to use
>> that
>>>> component.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> edit html and add at will….
>>>>>>
>>>>>> might be more simple than you are realizing
>> --
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Sep 4, 2012, at 11:01 PM, Theodore
>> Petrosky
>>>> <email@hidden>
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Jesse,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> would you be interested in showing me
>> how to
>>>> use the
>>>>>> subclassing technique? I really don't know
>> where to
>>>> begin
>>>>>> and it is time I learned something new.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I would be happy to document/record a
>> session
>>>> and make
>>>>>> it available. There may be others in the
>> same
>>>> boat.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Ted
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> --- On Tue, 9/4/12, Jesse Tayler <email@hidden>
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> From: Jesse Tayler <email@hidden>
>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: adding a component to
>> a D2W
>>>> page
>>>>>>>> To: "Theodore Petrosky" <email@hidden>
>>>>>>>> Cc: "WebObjects Development" <email@hidden>
>>>>>>>> Date: Tuesday, September 4, 2012,
>> 12:54 PM
>>>>>>>> hi ted -
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> is this something you can add to
>> your page
>>>>>> wrapper?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> if maybe that's not a great
>> solution,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> in the past, when I have designed
>> complex
>>>> D2W apps,
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I end up subclassing pages and
>> often make
>>>> container
>>>>>> elements
>>>>>>>> like a 'panel' to handle
>> arrangement of
>>>> property
>>>>>> level
>>>>>>>> components and also to report
>> things or
>>>> add
>>>>>> standard UI
>>>>>>>> elements at that level.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> modern look has so many goodies
>> today, but
>>>>>> subclassing and
>>>>>>>> using your own page (or panel)
>> level
>>>> components is
>>>>>> a common
>>>>>>>> way to add something like a special
>> error
>>>> message
>>>>>> or
>>>>>>>> standard UI element that is not
>> part of
>>>> the
>>>>>> underlying
>>>>>>>> system.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> maybe that helps --
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Sep 4, 2012, at 12:43 PM,
>> Theodore
>>>> Petrosky
>>>>>> <email@hidden>
>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I have a D2w app. they want to
>> add
>>>> some
>>>>>> instructional
>>>>>>>> text to the top of the page (under
>> the
>>>> Menubar).
>>>>>> Obviously,
>>>>>>>> the text will change for each tab
>> that is
>>>>>> selected.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> How do I add this markup in? or
>> How do
>>>> I create
>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>> hook so a component can fly in here
>> as
>>>> needed?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Ted
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
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