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Last modified by Ravi Mendis on 2010/09/10 01:14
From version 231.1
edited by Ravi Mendis
on 2009/07/20 10:41
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To version 225.1
edited by Ravi Mendis
on 2009/04/27 02:48
Change comment: Factoring out How to set theme

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1 -== What is Div#a Look? ==
1 +== What is ERDivaLook? ==
2 2  
3 3  Much like ExcelLook, that vends excel pages, Diva look generates a Web 2.0 interface for DirectToWeb.
4 4  More specifically, it generates pages that are:
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9 9  
10 10  They make use of:
11 11  
12 -* CSS **themes**
12 +* A CSS **theme**
13 13  * Scriptaculous **effects**
14 -* Javascript **widgets**
15 -* **Ajax**
14 +* **Ajax widgets**
16 16  
17 -== Why Table-less Markup? ==
16 += Why Table-less Markup? =
18 18  
19 19  Scriptaculous, jQuery effects, etc work by manipulating CSS attributes.
20 20  Mostly they don't work very well on tables, if at all.
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46 46  
47 47  The graphics designer Eduardo Cesario wrote up his experience of developing his //Organica// design for an early prototype of ERDivaLook on his [[blog>>http://www.organicacreativa.com/organica-creativa.php?area=directtoweb&lang=en]].
48 48  
49 -== HowTos ==
48 += How to use ERDivaLook =
50 50  
51 -{{children all="true"}}{{/children}}
52 -
53 -== Features ==
54 -
55 -=== 1. CSS Themes ===
56 -
57 -CSS theme you give your application is **fully-customizable**.
58 -However, Diva lacks CSS theming tools (such as jQuery ThemeRoller).
59 -
60 -Instead, the CSS themes need to be hand-rolled.
61 -
62 -=== 2. Scriptaculous Effects ===
63 -
64 -The effects library used for ERDivaLook is Wonder's choice - Scriptaculous.
65 -
66 -=== 3. Javascript Widgets ===
67 -
68 -The [[widgets>>ERPrototaculous]] are all in the Prototype+Scriptaculous family.
69 -
70 -=== 4. Well-Formed Semantic Markup ===
71 -
72 -The pages produced by Diva look will validate as (almost) XHTML strict. Features of the DOM:
73 -
74 -* Unique IDs for elements
75 -* Unique form control names
76 -* Use of multiple CSS classes
77 -
78 -=== 5. Ajax Page Configurations ===
79 -
80 -Prototype provides the Ajax functionality in Diva in the form of [[ERPrototaculous>>ERPrototaculous]].
81 -Diva look introduces the concept of **Ajax pageConfigs**.
82 -Example page configurations:
83 -
84 -* ##AjaxQueryMovie##
85 -* ##AjaxEditStudio##
86 -* ##AjaxListTalent##
87 -
88 -=== 6. Dynamic D2W ===
89 -
90 -Using ajax in combination with //delayed// D2W rules will result in [[dynamic D2W>>How to use Dynamic D2W]].
50 +{{children}}{{/children}}