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Changes for page ERDivaLook

Last modified by Ravi Mendis on 2010/09/10 01:14
From version 255.1
edited by Ravi Mendis
on 2009/07/16 08:33
Change comment: Link to ERPrototaculous for the widgets
To version 252.1
edited by Ravi Mendis
on 2009/07/27 06:56
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12 12  * CSS **themes**
13 13  * Scriptaculous **effects**
14 14  * Javascript **widgets**
15 -* Ajax
15 +* **Ajax**
16 16  
17 -= Why Table-less Markup? =
17 +== 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 -===== Example Diva Themes: =====
36 +**Examples:**
37 37  
38 -The following are a sample of themes for Diva look. The first two are included in the Wonder/Examples/Ajax/ERDivaLookExample app.
39 -
40 40  |= Neutral |= WebObjects |= Simple |= Organica
41 41  | [[image:Picture 1.jpg||]] | [[image:Picture 2.jpg||]] | [[image:Picture 3.jpg||]] | [[image:slides_directtoweb_04.jpg.jpeg||]]
42 42  | D2W Neutral look reverse engineered
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44 44  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
45 45  | //Included in ERDivaLookExample// | //Included in ERDivaLookExample// | Shawn Chin [[mailto:schin@shawnchin.net]] | Eduardo Cesario [[mailto:design@criaturacreativa.com.ar]]
46 46  
45 +The above are a sample of themes for Diva look. The first two are included in the ##Wonder/Examples/Ajax/ERDivaLookExample## app.
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 49  == HowTos ==
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69 69  
70 70  === 4. Well-Formed Semantic Markup ===
71 71  
72 -The pages produced by Diva look will validate as 98% XHTML strict. Features of the DOM:
71 +The pages produced by Diva look will validate as (almost) XHTML strict. Features of the DOM:
73 73  
74 74  * Unique IDs for elements
75 75  * Unique form control names
76 76  * Use of multiple CSS classes
76 +* Table-less markup (except for tabular data)
77 77  
78 -=== 5. Ajax ===
78 +=== 5. Ajax Page Configurations ===
79 79  
80 -Wonder and Prototype provide the Ajax functionality in Diva.
81 -Support for turning on property-level Ajax updates is included (for to-one and to-many relationships on edit pages).
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]].