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Posted to users@isis.apache.org by Mario Giammarco <mg...@gmail.com> on 2018/04/03 12:58:51 UTC

Custom page look to be designed by hand

Hello,
imagine this use case: I have an application generated by Isis. In this
application I have a very complex page that I must design manually. I mean
I cannot use the widgets layout made by Isis but I must put each widget
where I need, mimicking the look of an old printed form.
Which is the best way to do it in Isis?
Can I use a visual bootstrap editor, like Bootstrap Studio, to rearrange
html generated by Isis?
Are there better ways?

Thanks,
Mario

Re: Custom page look to be designed by hand

Posted by Mario Giammarco <mg...@gmail.com>.

Thanks Andi and Dan for quick replies.
I have just read the threads you suggested.
I know better now that I would like that Isis does its magic in widgets
creation so save developer time.
In my case I need to change only look of web page.
I imagined a thing like this: Isis generates a minimal web page:
<body>
<div wicket:id="foo" >... </foo>
...
...

And I can edit this page with a visual editor that generates css to make
the layout I need.
Unfortunately with bootstrap editing css is not enough, it would be better
to edit also bootstrap css tags.
Nowicket does a thing like that.
I repeat that I do not want to use another web framework I have tried
OpenXava, NoWicket and Isis and I do not want to go back!
I just think that Naked Objects approach covers 90% of use cases and
finding a way to reach 100% would be awesome!
Thanks,
Mario

2018-04-03 20:00 GMT+02:00 Dan Haywood <da...@haywood-associates.co.uk>:

> Hi Mario,
> Another option is to implement a custom Wicket page, and mount during the
> bootstrapping of the wicket application  (subclass of
> IsisWicketApplication).
> Hth,
> Dan
>
>
> On Tue, 3 Apr 2018, 17:30 Andi Huber, <ah...@apache.org> wrote:
>
> > Hi Mario,
> > you might consider using Isis' built-in Markup [1] type for rendering
> > arbitrary Html content 'as is'.
> >
> > If this is not sufficient, you might consider using any web-framework
> that
> > suits your needs, while using Isis just as a back-end. See the thread on
> > 'Customized UI behavior'  [2].
> >
> > Cheers, Andi!
> >
> > [1]
> > https://isis.apache.org/guides/rgcms/rgcms.html#_
> rgcms_classes_value-types_Markup
> > [2]
> > https://lists.apache.org/list.html?users@isis.apache.org:
> lte=1y:Customize%20UI%20behavior
> >
> > On 2018/04/03 12:58:51, Mario Giammarco <mg...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > Hello,
> > > imagine this use case: I have an application generated by Isis. In this
> > > application I have a very complex page that I must design manually. I
> > mean
> > > I cannot use the widgets layout made by Isis but I must put each widget
> > > where I need, mimicking the look of an old printed form.
> > > Which is the best way to do it in Isis?
> > > Can I use a visual bootstrap editor, like Bootstrap Studio, to
> rearrange
> > > html generated by Isis?
> > > Are there better ways?
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Mario
> > >
> >
>

Re: Custom page look to be designed by hand

Posted by Dan Haywood <da...@haywood-associates.co.uk>.

Hi Mario,
Another option is to implement a custom Wicket page, and mount during the
bootstrapping of the wicket application  (subclass of
IsisWicketApplication).
Hth,
Dan


On Tue, 3 Apr 2018, 17:30 Andi Huber, <ah...@apache.org> wrote:

> Hi Mario,
> you might consider using Isis' built-in Markup [1] type for rendering
> arbitrary Html content 'as is'.
>
> If this is not sufficient, you might consider using any web-framework that
> suits your needs, while using Isis just as a back-end. See the thread on
> 'Customized UI behavior'  [2].
>
> Cheers, Andi!
>
> [1]
> https://isis.apache.org/guides/rgcms/rgcms.html#_rgcms_classes_value-types_Markup
> [2]
> https://lists.apache.org/list.html?users@isis.apache.org:lte=1y:Customize%20UI%20behavior
>
> On 2018/04/03 12:58:51, Mario Giammarco <mg...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hello,
> > imagine this use case: I have an application generated by Isis. In this
> > application I have a very complex page that I must design manually. I
> mean
> > I cannot use the widgets layout made by Isis but I must put each widget
> > where I need, mimicking the look of an old printed form.
> > Which is the best way to do it in Isis?
> > Can I use a visual bootstrap editor, like Bootstrap Studio, to rearrange
> > html generated by Isis?
> > Are there better ways?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Mario
> >
>

Re: Custom page look to be designed by hand

Posted by Andi Huber <ah...@apache.org>.

Hi Mario,
you might consider using Isis' built-in Markup [1] type for rendering arbitrary Html content 'as is'.

If this is not sufficient, you might consider using any web-framework that suits your needs, while using Isis just as a back-end. See the thread on 'Customized UI behavior'  [2]. 

Cheers, Andi!

[1] https://isis.apache.org/guides/rgcms/rgcms.html#_rgcms_classes_value-types_Markup
[2] https://lists.apache.org/list.html?users@isis.apache.org:lte=1y:Customize%20UI%20behavior

On 2018/04/03 12:58:51, Mario Giammarco <mg...@gmail.com> wrote: 
> Hello,
> imagine this use case: I have an application generated by Isis. In this
> application I have a very complex page that I must design manually. I mean
> I cannot use the widgets layout made by Isis but I must put each widget
> where I need, mimicking the look of an old printed form.
> Which is the best way to do it in Isis?
> Can I use a visual bootstrap editor, like Bootstrap Studio, to rearrange
> html generated by Isis?
> Are there better ways?
> 
> Thanks,
> Mario
>