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7	7	Features include:
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9	9	* 'Organic' support for Prototype and Scriptaculous in WebObjects.
10		-* Use of [[Unobtrusive Javascript>>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unobtrusive_JavaScript]].
11		-* Pseudo-stateless ajax responses
12	12	* No custom Prototype extensions
13	13	* A set of widgets in the Prototype + Scriptaculous family.
	12	+* Use of [[Unobtrusive Javascript>>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unobtrusive_JavaScript]].
	13	+* Virtually stateless ajax responses
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15	15	==== Unobtrusive Javascript in ERPrototaculous ====
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28	28	Support for Prototype's [[Ajax.Updater>>http://www.prototypejs.org/api/ajax/updater]] is in the form of three components:
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30		-* AjaxUpdaterLink
31		-* AjaxUpdaterButton
32		-* AjaxUpdaterForm (with ##onsubmit## for ajax form submission)
	30	+1. AjaxUpdaterLink
	31	+1. AjaxUpdaterButton
	32	+1. AjaxUpdaterForm (with ##onsubmit## for ajax form submission)
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34		-These components will update a **container** on the page.
35		-
36		-===== Ajax.Request =====
37		-
38		-Prototype's [[Ajax.Request>>http://www.prototypejs.org/api/ajax/request]] is in the form of:
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40		-* AjaxRequestLink
41		-* AjaxRequestButton
42		-
43		-These are used for strictly **background** ajax communication.
44		-
45	45	==== Prototype + Scriptaculous Widgets ====
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47	47	* Accordion
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55	55	Differences from using forms in WebObjects. i.e ##WOForm##:
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57		-1. All form controls must be named. This includes text fields, selects and buttons.
	46	+* All form controls must be named. This includes text fields, selects and buttons.
58	58	(WebObjects dynamically assigned names are not compatible with ERPrototaculous).
59		-1. All forms in an ERPrototaculous app are instances of ##AjaxUpdaterForm##.
60		-1. Form submits can be the form of a:
61		-
62		-*
	48	+* All forms in an ERPrototaculous app are instances of ##AjaxUpdaterForm##.
	49	+* Form submits can be the form of a:
63	63	** Static ##<button>##
64	64	** WOSubmitButton (if the result is to update whole page/app.
65	65	** AjaxUpdaterButton (to update a **container**). Or
66	66	** AjaxRequestButton (for a background ajax request)
67		-
68		-== Ajax Page Caching in ERPrototaculous ==
69		-
70		-One notable difference in the ERPrototaculous and Ajax.framework is in the ajax responses.
71		-ERPrototaculous updates and actions break with "The WebObjects Way" by being pseudo-stateless.
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73		-Instead of returning a new context, an ajax update or action is in fact the same instance.
74		-
75		-The reason returning a new context is not necessary is because a client never travels back or forwards through an ajax application unlike in a typical WebObjects app.
76		-Here the current state (or context) of the update or action is all that is necessary.