Archive for the ‘Development’ Category
How Eclipse file search does not include Subversion directories?
Last week I have got a new laptop and switched from the > Eclipse Ganymede release to the current > Eclipse Helios release. Further, I have re-installed all workspaces. After that, each file search included the > Subversion .svn directories. On > Stack Overflow I found a solution for that problem: In Eclipse you can select “Project -> Properties” and then “Resource -> Resource Filters” and add a new filter with the option “Exclude all”, type “Folder” with name “.svn”. Then the file search will not include the .svn directories.
Java applets not working in Mozilla Firefox 3.6.14
If you want to migrate to > Mozilla Firefox 3.6.14, please consider that Java applets are not working in this version.
Mozilla are aware of the issue involving Java applets not working in Firefox 3.6.14 and are working on a fix, no timescale but they are planning on a quick release. They are currently creating Firefox 3.6.15 which should fix this and will then be testing it to ensure the fix is working. (Source: > http://bit.ly/hi2UoT)
See the > Mozilla support page for more information.
OpenOffice.org Community announces The Document Foundation
As you can read in the > press release leading members of the OpenOffice.org community has launched The Document Foundation. This foundation will coordinate the development of > LibreOffice. From the press release:
The Foundation will be the cornerstone of a new ecosystem where individuals and organisations can contribute to and benefit from the availability of a truly free office suite. It will generate increased competition and choice for the benefit of customers and drive innovation in the office suite market. From now on, the OpenOffice.org community will be known as “The Document Foundation”.
Oracle, who acquired OpenOffice.org assets as a result of its acquisition of Sun Microsystems, has been invited to become a member of the new Foundation, and donate the brand the community has grown during the past ten years. Pending this decision, the brand “LibreOffice” has been chosen for the software going forward.
Some supporters are Google, Novell, Red Hat, but not Oracle and IBM.
More information: > The Document Foundation
Dojo Toolkit and XHTML
I had added > Dojo widgets to a website. After that, the markup was not > XHTML valid. I searched the internet and found a following solution for that problem. The main problem is, that you can use Dojo-specific html tags. Examples:
- If you configure the Dojo parser, you can add the ‘djConfig’ tag, which is unknown by the XHTML dtd. For example, you can add ‘djConfig=”parseOnLoad:false’.
- If you use widgets, you have the possibility to define the widgets via markup. The tag ‘dojoType’ is also unknown by the XHTML DTD.
Instead of using the markup tags, you have to add the widgets programmatically. The following script is an excerpt which shows, how a dialog can be added programmatically without damage the XHTML validation. It shows the page “dialog.html” in the dialog, if the user clicks on a link.
1. Load the Dojo javascript and css files:
<head> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://.../dojo/dojo.xd.js" ></script> <link type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" href="http://.../tundra.css"/>
2. Define the dialog in the addOnLoad event:
<script type="javascript">
dojo.require("dijit.Dialog");
dojo.addOnLoad(function() {
// create the dialog
dialog = new dijit.Dialog({
id: "dialog",
style: "width: 200px; height: 240px;"
});
});
3. Define a javascript function to call the dialog and set the attributes:
function showDialog() {
dialog.attr("title", "Dialog Title");
dialog.attr("href", "dialog.htm");
dialog.show();
}
</script>
</head>
<body>
...
4. Add the link to open the dialog:
<a href="javascript:showDialog();">Click on me</a> ... </body>
Finally, you can verify the page with the > Unicorn validator.
Version 1.5 of Dojo Toolkit is out
Since Thursday the new version 1.5 of the > Dojo Toolkit is available. The main improvement is a complete new theme, called Claro. Further, many Html5 and CSS3 features are supported. Some new projects for mobile apps are available, too. You get a good overview about the changes by reading the article > Dojo 1.5: Ready to power your web app on the SitePen website and by reading the > Release Notes. You can download the version on the > Dojo download page.
New Dojo Release 1.4.1
A new release 1.4.1 of the Dojo toolkit is available. Further, the > Dojo website has a new layout.
Download page > http://download.dojotoolkit.org/
Support for the Dojo Toolkit
The Dojo Toolkit forum is down since months. If you work with Dojo you can get support via the > mailing list. I have subscribed and get a lot of e-mails every day. Another possibility is to use > Stack Overflow. There are several questions and answers available. Further, you can search on the > DojoCampus site.
Dojo 1.3 is available
Since today the new > Dojo Toolkit 1.3.0 version is available. It contains several > changes, especially the Tree and Menu widgets were updated. Further it supports the new web browsers Internet Explorer 8 and Google Chrome.
Lotusphere sessions with Dojo Toolkit content
I found that the following Lotusphere sessions should contain some Dojo Toolkit content:
- SHOW105
5 DoJo Widgets You Can Use Today (In Any Lotus Domino Version), Sunday 1:30pm – 3:30pm - AD204
XPages 101, Monday 1:00pm – 2:00pm - AD205
XPages: Things You Can’t Afford to Miss!, Monday 3:45pm – 4:45pm - AD501
Web 2.0, AJAX and REST for IBM WebSphere Portal 6.1, Tuesday 3:00pm – 4:00pm - BP104
Choosing and Using a JavaScript Toolkit, Tuesday 3:00pm – 4:00pm - BP103
Battle of the IBM Lotus Domino Javascript Toolkits, Wednesday 11:15am – 12:15pm - SHOW106
Building A Cool Web 2.0 Application With XPages, Wednesday 4:30pm – 6:15pm
InfoWorld announced the winners of the Bossies Awards
Today I saw that InfoWorld has announced the winners of the Bossies Awards. There are several categories. The best open source social networking tool is Elgg. I have never heard anything about it before. The best open source wiki tool is MediaWiki. I have never heard anything about it before. The best open source version control tool is Git. I have never heard anything about it before. The best open source business rule management system is JBoss Drools. I can not remember that I have heard anything about it before. But of course, some tools are well-known, such as Scalix, VNC, WordPress, Prototype,… 
