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Last modified by Ravi Mendis on 2010/09/10 01:14
From version 234.1
edited by Ravi Mendis
on 2009/07/20 10:44
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To version 226.1
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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33 33  
34 34  All your customizations to the look and layout of your application is also done in the CSS (and via D2W rules).
35 35  
36 -**Examples:**
35 +===== Example Diva Themes: =====
37 37  
37 +The following are a sample of themes for Diva look. The first two are included in the Wonder/Examples/Ajax/ERDivaLookExample app.
38 +
38 38  |= Neutral |= WebObjects |= Simple |= Organica
39 39  | [[image:Picture 1.jpg||]] | [[image:Picture 2.jpg||]] | [[image:Picture 3.jpg||]] | [[image:slides_directtoweb_04.jpg.jpeg||]]
40 40  | D2W Neutral look reverse engineered
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42 42  as a Diva Theme | [[//Simple//>>http://www.csszengarden.com/?cssfile=/174/174.css&page=2]] theme from css Zen Garden | [[//Organica//>>http://www.csszengarden.com/?cssfile=/188/188.css&page=0]] theme from css Zen Garden
43 43  | //Included in ERDivaLookExample// | //Included in ERDivaLookExample// | Shawn Chin [[mailto:schin@shawnchin.net]] | Eduardo Cesario [[mailto:design@criaturacreativa.com.ar]]
44 44  
45 -The above are a sample of themes for Diva look. The first two are included in the Wonder/Examples/Ajax/ERDivaLookExample app.
46 46  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]].
47 47  
48 -== HowTos ==
48 += How to use ERDivaLook =
49 49  
50 -{{children all="true"}}{{/children}}
51 -
52 -== Features ==
53 -
54 -=== 1. CSS Themes ===
55 -
56 -CSS theme you give your application is **fully-customizable**.
57 -However, Diva lacks CSS theming tools (such as jQuery ThemeRoller).
58 -
59 -Instead, the CSS themes need to be hand-rolled.
60 -
61 -=== 2. Scriptaculous Effects ===
62 -
63 -The effects library used for ERDivaLook is Wonder's choice - Scriptaculous.
64 -
65 -=== 3. Javascript Widgets ===
66 -
67 -The [[widgets>>ERPrototaculous]] are all in the Prototype+Scriptaculous family.
68 -
69 -=== 4. Well-Formed Semantic Markup ===
70 -
71 -The pages produced by Diva look will validate as (almost) XHTML strict. Features of the DOM:
72 -
73 -* Unique IDs for elements
74 -* Unique form control names
75 -* Use of multiple CSS classes
76 -
77 -=== 5. Ajax Page Configurations ===
78 -
79 -Prototype provides the Ajax functionality in Diva in the form of [[ERPrototaculous>>ERPrototaculous]].
80 -Diva look introduces the concept of **Ajax pageConfigs**.
81 -Example page configurations:
82 -
83 -* ##AjaxQueryMovie##
84 -* ##AjaxEditStudio##
85 -* ##AjaxListTalent##
86 -
87 -=== 6. Dynamic D2W ===
88 -
89 -Using ajax in combination with //delayed// D2W rules will result in [[dynamic D2W>>How to use Dynamic D2W]].
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