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cvs commit: jakarta-velocity-tools/xdocs/struts index.xml menu.xml
nbubna 2003/07/16 18:26:17
Modified: xdocs/struts index.xml menu.xml
Log:
add info about Struts 1.1 support
Revision Changes Path
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Index: index.xml
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@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
provides the minimal glue necessary to give Struts developers
an alternative to JSP. </p>
- <p><img src="../../docs/images/velstruts_diag1.png" border="0"/></p>
+ <p><img src="../images/velstruts_diag1.png" border="0"/></p>
<p><strong>Diagram 1.</strong> Comparison of JSP and Velocity for
the view layer in a Struts application.</p>
@@ -107,6 +107,48 @@
</blockquote>
</p>
</section>
+
+ <section name="What About Struts 1.1?">
+ <p>Ok, you might have noticed that the current VelocityStruts code doesn't
+ offer <i>explicit</i> support for new Struts 1.1 features like Tiles integration,
+ Validator integration, modules, or ActionMessages. Not to worry! There are
+ both reasons for this, resources for dealing with them, and changes coming soon.</p>
+
+ <p>Here's the rundown:</p>
+
+ <p>First off, you should know that there are a fair number of velocity-tools
+ committers, contributors, and users already happily using VelocityStruts with
+ Struts 1.1 Final. All of the VelocityStruts tools work just fine with the new
+ release. There are no incompatibility issues to worry about there.</p>
+
+ <p>So, why haven't we developed tools for 1.1 features yet? Well, one reason
+ is simply that it was not released during most of Velocity Tools' development
+ cycle so far. Also, we have a number of users and contributors who cannot
+ yet upgrade to 1.1 Final (generally due to problems of the PHB type). As such,
+ we have been intentional in keeping 1.1 features out of the code until we could
+ release a 1.0 version of our own that Struts 1.0 users could work with.</p>
+
+ <p>Now, about support for the new features in Struts 1.1, here's a few tips to
+ get you started while you wait for Velocity Tools 1.1:
+ <ol>
+ <li>There's a working ActionMessagesTool
+ <a href="http://cvs.apache.org/viewcvs/jakarta-velocity-tools/whiteboard/nathan/">here</a></li>
+ <li>Those missing Tiles should check out the
+ <a href="http://jakarta.apache.org/velocity/tools/view/layoutservlet.html">VelocityLayoutServlet</a>
+ or the disscusion <a href="http://www.mail-archive.com/struts-user@jakarta.apache.org/msg63487.html">here</a></li>
+ <li>Wanna use Validator? There's some example code
+ <a href="http://www.mail-archive.com/velocity-user@jakarta.apache.org/msg09167.html">here</a></li>
+ </ol>
+ </p>
+
+ <p>Hopefully, that's enough to get you going; more should be in the works soon.
+ We are eager to move forward with development in this area. If you're interested,
+ you should come over to the velocity-dev list and help out! :-)</p>
+
+ <br clear="all" />
+
+ </section>
+
<section name="License">
<p>This software is licensed under the
1.3 +1 -0 jakarta-velocity-tools/xdocs/struts/menu.xml
Index: menu.xml
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@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
<menu name="VelocityStruts">
<item name="Overview" href="index.html"/>
<item name="Benefits" href="index.html#Benefits"/>
+ <item name="What About 1.1?" href="index.html#What About Struts 1.1?"/>
<item name="Download" href="../index.html#Download"/>
<item name="User Guide" href="userguide.html"/>
<item name="Installation" href="userguide.html#Installation"/>
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