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Posted to dev@struts.apache.org by hu...@apache.org on 2002/12/29 18:35:22 UTC
cvs commit: jakarta-struts/doc/faqs newbie.xml
husted 2002/12/29 09:35:22
Modified: doc/faqs newbie.xml
Log:
Remove "under construction" moniker, and create "undocumented questions" section instead.
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@@ -10,12 +10,15 @@
<chapter href="faq" name="Newbie FAQ">
<section href="contents" name="Index">
-<p>
-Here are answers to the most common questions people ask when using Struts on their first project. <b>For an in-depth, searchable FAQ, visit our friends at <a href="http://www.jguru.com/faq/home.jsp?topic=Struts">JGuru</a>.</b>
-</p>
-<p><font color="red"><b>UNDER CONSTRUCTION</b></font> (contributions welcome)</p>
- <ul>
+ <p>
+ Here are answers to the most common questions people ask when using
+ Struts on their first project.
+ <b>For an in-depth, searchable FAQ, visit our friends at
+ <a href="http://www.jguru.com/faq/home.jsp?topic=Struts">JGuru</a>.</b>
+ </p>
+
+ <ul>
<li><a href="#reload">Why was reload removed from Struts 1.1?</a></li>
@@ -23,63 +26,28 @@
<li><a href="#naming">Why are some of the class and element names counter-intuitive?</a></li>
- <li>Why is ActionForm a base class rather than an interface?</li>
-
- <li>Do I have to have a separate ActionForm bean for every HTML form?</li>
-
- <li>do ActionForms have to be true JavaBeans?</li>
-
- <li>Can I use other beans or hashmaps with ActionForms?</li>
-
- <li>How can I prepopulate a form?</li>
-
<li><a href="#multiple">Can I use multiple HTML form elements with the same name?</a></li>
<li><a href="#actionforms">Why are my checkboxes not being set from ON to OFF?</a></li>
<li><a href="#reset"></a>Do I need to implement reset and set all my form properties to their initial values? </li>
- <li>How can I capture binary or formatted values, like dates or telephone numbers?</li>
-
- <li>Why do my option lists disappear when validation fails?</li>
-
<li><a href="#scriptlets">Can't I just create some of my JavaBeans in the JSP using a scriptlet?</a></li>
<li><a href="#tags">Why do the Struts tags provide for so little formatting?</a></li>
<li><a href="#link">Why does the <html:link> tag URL-encode javascript and mailto links?"</a></li>
- <li>Why can't I disable URL-encoding in the Struts taglibs?</li>
-
- <li>When is the best time to validate input?</li>
-
- <li>How can I avoid validating a form before data is entered?</li>
-
- <li>How can I create a "wizard" workflow?</li>
-
- <li>How can I "chain" Actions?</li>
-
- <li>Can I have an Action without a form?</li>
-
- <li>How do I access my database?</li>
-
- <li>How can I authenticate my users?</li>
-
- <li>How can I scroll through list of pages like the search results in google?</li>
-
- <li>Can I have multiple submit buttons on the same form?</li>
-
- <li>Why can't my Javascript submit a form?</li>
-
<li><a href="minimization">Why does the option tag render selected="selected" instead of just "selected"?</a></li>
- <li>Can I create dynamic ActionForwards?</li>
-
- <li>How can I use my own (ActionForm, ActionForward, ActionMapping, ActionServlet) class?</li>
-
- <li>Do I have to use JSPs with my application?</li>
+ </ul>
+
+ <p>
+ If you like to <a href="helping.html">contribute</a>,
+ there is a list of <a href="#undocumented"> undocumented questions</a>
+ at the end of this page.
+ </p>
- </ul>
</section>
<section href="reload" name="Why was reload removed from Struts 1.1?">
@@ -422,5 +390,60 @@
behavior recommended by the <a href="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/#h-4.5">
XHTML specification</a></p>
</section>
+
+
+<section
+ href="undocumented"
+ name="If you would like to contribute, here is a list of
+ popular but undocumented questions">
+
+ <ul>
+
+ <li>Why is ActionForm a base class rather than an interface?</li>
+
+ <li>Do I have to have a separate ActionForm bean for every HTML form?</li>
+
+ <li>do ActionForms have to be true JavaBeans?</li>
+
+ <li>Can I use other beans or hashmaps with ActionForms?</li>
+
+ <li>How can I prepopulate a form?</li>
+
+ <li>How can I capture binary or formatted values, like dates or telephone numbers?</li>
+
+ <li>Why do my option lists disappear when validation fails?</li>
+
+ <li>Why can't I disable URL-encoding in the Struts taglibs?</li>
+
+ <li>When is the best time to validate input?</li>
+
+ <li>How can I avoid validating a form before data is entered?</li>
+
+ <li>How can I create a "wizard" workflow?</li>
+
+ <li>How can I "chain" Actions?</li>
+
+ <li>Can I have an Action without a form?</li>
+
+ <li>How do I access my database?</li>
+
+ <li>How can I authenticate my users?</li>
+
+ <li>How can I scroll through list of pages like the search results in google?</li>
+
+ <li>Can I have multiple submit buttons on the same form?</li>
+
+ <li>Why can't my Javascript submit a form?</li>
+
+ <li>Can I create dynamic ActionForwards?</li>
+
+ <li>How can I use my own (ActionForm, ActionForward, ActionMapping, ActionServlet) class?</li>
+
+ <li>Do I have to use JSPs with my application?</li>
+
+ </ul>
+
+</section>
+
</chapter></body></document>
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