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7	7	Features include:
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9		-* 'Organic' support for [[Prototype>>http://www.prototypejs.org/]] and [[Scriptaculous>>http://script.aculo.us/]] in WebObjects.
	9	+* 'Organic' support for Prototype and Scriptaculous in WebObjects.
10	10	** Light-weight dynamic elements to support Prototype
11		-** Transparent API that doesn't hide or abstract Prototype and Scriptaculous
12		-** Sans patches or extensions to Prototype
	11	+** No custom patches to Prototype
	12	+** Sans extensions to Prototype
13	13	* Use of [[Unobtrusive Javascript>>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unobtrusive_JavaScript]].
14	14	* Pseudo-stateless ajax responses
15	15	* A set of widgets in the Prototype + Scriptaculous family.
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63	63	* LightWindow
64	64	* ModalBox
65	65	* CalendarDateSelect
66		-* [[FileUpload>>http://valums.com/ajax-upload/]]
	66	+* FileUpload
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68	68	Support for these widgets have been similarly implemented as **button** and **link** variants, depending whether it is used inside a form or not.
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78	78	1*. Static ##<button>##.
79	79	1*. WOSubmitButton (if the result is to update whole page/app).
80	80	1*. AjaxUpdaterButton (to update a **container**). Or
81		-1*. AjaxRequestButton (for a **background** ajax request).
	81	+1*. AjaxRequestButton (for a **background** ajax submit).
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83	83	So forms are different in Ajax.framework and ERPrototaculous.
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92	92	{{/warning}}
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94		-= Embrace Statelessness! =
	94	+== Ajax Response Handling in ERPrototaculous ==
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96		-{{include value="WO:Embrace Statelessness"}}{{/include}}
97		-
98		-So ERPrototaculous simplifies the work WebObjects has to do.
99		-
100		-=== Ajax Response Handling in ERPrototaculous ===
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102	102	One notable difference between the ERPrototaculous and Ajax frameworks is in the way they handle ajax responses.
103	103	In ERPrototaculous, updates and actions break with //The WebObjects Way// by being pseudo-stateless.
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122	122	Ajax responses are mostly page fragments or just part of a page.
123	123	So you should make sure the actions in ERPrototaculous (or AjaxUpdaterButton and AjaxRequestButton) return the proper page fragment as opposed to the entire page.
124		-This is different to how WebObjects normally works, so this is where you need to be careful.
	118	+This breaks with WO-tradition (again), so this is where you need to be careful.
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126	126	{{note title="Note"}}
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140	140	It has been implemented as a utility or //convenience// for Prototype's ##Ajax.Updater##.
141	141	That is it can be used to update from a DOM //event// like popup //onchange//, or from a Prototype //callback// like //onComplete//, etc.
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143		-== Compatibility ==
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145		-ERPrototaculous can not be used with WebObjects 5.3 as it is dependent on the hooks for ajax added to WebObjects with version 5.4.
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147		-{{warning title="ERPrototaculous is WebObjects *5.4* compatible only"}}
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149		-
150		-{{/warning}}