[Blama]

No. Component XML cannot be described by a DTD, and even XML Schema would prevent many of its more powerful features from being used.

Instead, errors and warnings appear in the server console as the XML is processed.

While this is true and is also true for .ds.xml files, you could create your own schema and extended it as needed.
I did so for .ds.xml, which enables Eclipse to validate my files as well as to IntelliSense-complete my tags and attributes. See this thread.

Best regards,
Blama

[Isomorphic]

Can ComponentXML be used in the free version?

No. Again, see the Editions & Pricing link previously provided.

http://www.smartclient.com/product/

Also I could not find any of these layouts:
replacePlaceholder
screenReuse
customComponents

Simply click "View Source".

Lastly, do you have XML definition DTD for ComponentXML?

No. Component XML cannot be described by a DTD, and even XML Schema would prevent many of its more powerful features from being used.

Instead, errors and warnings appear in the server console as the XML is processed.

[tekwojenski]

Strange... I also used IE8 and the console did not come up?!

Thank you for the examples. They all look nice.
Can ComponentXML be used in the free version? In the docs it talks about: com.isomorphic.servlet.ScreenLoaderServlet, that they need to be loaded from the server. Can you load them without the servlet via direct JSON HTTP call?

Also I could not find any of these layouts:
replacePlaceholder
screenReuse
customComponents

Can you point me to where I can find them.


Lastly, do you have XML definition DTD for ComponentXML?

Thanks

[Isomorphic]

The FAQ already points this out. It says:

(NOTE: typing this into the URL bar will also work in most browsers, but not in Firefox 6+).

There's a whole folder of Component XML samples. There doesn't happen to be one that shows a TreeGrid, but the format for Component XML across all components is uniform.

[tekwojenski]

Thanks everybody.

With respect to javascript:isc.showConsole() I'd modify the FAQ to reflect this. I do like the Ctrl-D better anyway :-)

Do you have sample/example of ComponentXML layouts somewhere? I'm interested in a Tree example. I did not see any complete examples in the Showcase app. This is always chicken or the egg problem.

Thanks

[Blama]

Crosspost.

[Blama]

Hi tekwojenski,

I think this is related to browser security:

alert('Hello world!'); as well as javascript:isc.showConsole(); work for me in Chrome 35 but not FF 26.

Best regards,
Blama

[Isomorphic]

Yes, Visual Builder is the tool for visually assembling component XML. However, be sure to look at the FAQ on this - Visual Builder is not an IDE replacement and not intended to allow you to set every possible property.

[Isomorphic]

Yes, just run it, which again is instant.

As the FAQ notes, some browsers no longer allow "javascript:" URLs to be typed directly into the URL bar.

[tekwojenski]

>> 1. Seems an odd question - if you've got a page that is loading your Component XML, you just reload it.

>>What you may be thinking is that this is slow, because with UI Binder there is a GWT compile involved. With Component XML there is no GWT compile involved, so the reload is basically instant (another major advantage).

Here is my workflow:
1) Create a layout sampleLayout.xml file in Eclipse.
2) Edit sampleLayout.xml by typing in my layout xml tags.
3) How do I Preview what I just typed in? Is it possible? Or do I just run it and see it via running form?
4) Is the VisualBuilder the only graphical tool used to visually assemble the forms?

BTW: I was able to get the Developer Console to work by adding this code the module on load:
if (!GWT.isScript()) {
KeyIdentifier debugKey = new KeyIdentifier();
debugKey.setCtrlKey(true);
debugKey.setKeyName("D");
Page.registerKey(debugKey, new KeyCallback() {
public void execute(String keyName) {
SC.showConsole();
}
});
}
But not via: javascript:isc.showConsole()

Thanks

[Isomorphic]

1. Seems an odd question - if you've got a page that is loading your Component XML, you just reload it.

What you may be thinking is that this is slow, because with UI Binder there is a GWT compile involved. With Component XML there is no GWT compile involved, so the reload is basically instant (another major advantage).

2. The FAQ has instructions for loading the Developer Console if you're having trouble.

[tekwojenski]

1) Component XML -> is only a way to write the GUI layout code in XML via text. Right?

So, how do I preview my layout XML code that I write?


2) I'm trying to launch the Developer Console by typing:
javascript:isc.showConsole() into the URL of the browser, but I get nothing back.
When I type in: http://127.0.0.1:8888/myappName/sc/system/helpers/Log.html I do get something but it looks really bad, :-( ? How do I start the console?

Thank you.





Thanks

[Isomorphic]

Is Component XML visual or only XML?

Could you rephrase this question?

Visual Builder is part of Pro and above. Full details of Editions & Pricing are here.

[tekwojenski]

Is Component XML visual or only XML? Also I saw VisualBuilder, but this is not part of the free product, is that correct?

Thanks

[Isomorphic]

The uibinding-smartgwt project is not something created by Isomorphic - we investigated UIBinder support but found it too inflexible to support the XML syntax required by SmartGWT.

Instead we offer Component XML (see docs). This has the (gigantic) advantage that it can be changed and reloaded at runtime, allowing various scenarios such as database-driven XML screen layouts and user-modifiable UI.