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1 == What is Div#a Look? ==
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3 Much like ExcelLook, that vends excel pages, Diva look generates a Web 2.0 interface for DirectToWeb.
4 More specifically, it generates pages that are:
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6 * **Tablesless** or use [[Semantic markup>>url:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semantic_HTML||shape="rect"]]
7 * (x)HTML5 compliant
8 * Sans images, inline styles or presentation attributes
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10 They make use of:
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12 * CSS **themes**
13 * Scriptaculous **effects**
14 * Javascript **widgets**
15 * **Ajax**
16
17 == Why Table-less Markup? ==
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19 Scriptaculous, jQuery effects, etc work by manipulating CSS attributes.
20 Mostly they don't work very well on tables, if at all.
21 Furthermore, the more sophisticated widgets (like accordions) make use of effects and so don't function as they should without.
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23 This is even more true for unobtrusive javascript for which table-less markup is usually a prerequisite.
24 Like jQuery, which takes this a step further, by applying functionality via CSS selectors.
25 (So for jQuery it is an absolute requirement).
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27 Therefore, if you are developing a Web 2.0/Ajax UI, the transition to table-less markup is an imperative.
28
29 === What is a Diva Theme? ===
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31 In ERDivaLook, or Diva for short, your application is not complete without a CSS theme.
32 All images, layout, colors and font information are maintained in the CSS.
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34 All your customizations to the look and layout of your application is also done in the CSS (and via D2W rules).
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36 **Examples:**
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39 Neutral
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41 WebObjects
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43 Simple
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45 Organica Creativa
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48 [[image:attach:Picture 1.jpg]]
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50 [[image:attach:Picture 2.jpg]]
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52 [[image:attach:Picture 3.jpg]]
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54 [[image:attach:slides_directtoweb_04.jpg.jpeg]]
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57 D2W Neutral look reverse engineered
58 as a Diva Theme
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60 D2W WebObjects look reverse engineered
61 as a Diva Theme
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63 [[//Simple//>>url:http://www.csszengarden.com/?cssfile=/174/174.css&page=2||shape="rect"]] theme from css Zen Garden
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65 [[//Organica Creativa//>>url:http://www.csszengarden.com/?cssfile=/188/188.css&page=0||shape="rect"]] theme from css Zen Garden
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68 //Included in ERDivaLookExample//
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70 //Included in ERDivaLookExample//
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72 Shawn Chin [[schin@shawnchin.net>>mailto:schin@shawnchin.net||shape="rect"]]
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74 Eduardo Cesario [[design@criaturacreativa.com.ar>>mailto:design@criaturacreativa.com.ar||shape="rect"]]
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77 The above are a sample of themes for Diva look. The first two are included in the {{code language="none"}}Wonder/Examples/Ajax/ERDivaLookExample{{/code}} app.
78 The graphics designer Eduardo Cesario wrote up his experience of developing his //Organica Creativa// design for an early prototype of ERDivaLook on his [[blog>>url:http://www.organicacreativa.com/directtoweb-mutation/||shape="rect"]].
79
80 == HowTos ==
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82 {{children all="true"/}}
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84 == Features ==
85
86 === 1. CSS Themes ===
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88 CSS theme you give your application is **fully-customizable**.
89 However, Diva lacks CSS theming tools (such as jQuery ThemeRoller).
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91 Instead, the CSS themes need to be hand-rolled.
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93 === 2. Scriptaculous Effects ===
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95 The effects library used for ERDivaLook is Wonder's choice - Scriptaculous.
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97 === 3. Javascript Widgets ===
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99 The [[widgets>>doc:documentation.Home.Frameworks.ERPrototaculous.WebHome]] are all in the Prototype+Scriptaculous family.
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101 === 4. Well-Formed Semantic Markup ===
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103 The pages produced by Diva look will pretty much validate as (x)HTML5. Features of the DOM:
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105 * Unique IDs for elements
106 * Unique form control names
107 * Use of multiple CSS classes
108 * Table-less markup (except for tabular data)
109
110 === 5. Ajax Page Configurations ===
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112 Prototype provides the Ajax functionality in Diva in the form of [[ERPrototaculous>>doc:documentation.Home.Frameworks.ERPrototaculous.WebHome]].
113 Diva look introduces the concept of **Ajax pageConfigs**.
114 Example page configurations:
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116 * {{code language="none"}}AjaxQueryMovie{{/code}}
117 * {{code language="none"}}AjaxEditStudio{{/code}}
118 * {{code language="none"}}AjaxListTalent{{/code}}
119
120 === 6. Dynamic D2W ===
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122 Ajax + //delayed// D2W rules = [[dynamic D2W>>doc:documentation.Home.Frameworks.ERDivaLook.How to use Dynamic D2W.WebHome]].
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124 == External Links ==
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126 WOWODC 10' - [[DirecToWeb 2.0>>url:http://www.wocommunity.org/wowodc10/slides/D2W2.pdf||shape="rect"]]