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Posted to dev@velocity.apache.org by nb...@apache.org on 2003/08/07 08:12:41 UTC
cvs commit: jakarta-velocity-tools/xdocs/struts index.xml
nbubna 2003/08/06 23:12:41
Modified: xdocs/struts index.xml
Log:
update to reflect development since 1.0 release
Revision Changes Path
1.5 +11 -25 jakarta-velocity-tools/xdocs/struts/index.xml
Index: index.xml
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RCS file: /home/cvs/jakarta-velocity-tools/xdocs/struts/index.xml,v
retrieving revision 1.4
retrieving revision 1.5
diff -u -r1.4 -r1.5
--- index.xml 17 Jul 2003 01:26:17 -0000 1.4
+++ index.xml 7 Aug 2003 06:12:41 -0000 1.5
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
<p>As we follow the typical Struts process flow in Diagram 1,
notice how there is relatively little change except for the addition
- of Velocity. The velocit-struts.jar leverages a standalone Velocity
+ of Velocity. The velocity-struts.jar leverages a standalone Velocity
servlet to process template files (specifically, the jar file is
velocity-tools-x.x.jar) and uses some drop-in tools to provide
transparent access to Struts specific objects (ex. message resources,
@@ -109,30 +109,16 @@
</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>Well, since our 1.0 release, we've been busy. Thanks in large part to the
+ efforts of our newest committer on the project (Marino), we've already
+ implemented support for most of the new features in Struts 1.1. The latest
+ nightly builds include support for ActionMessages, Tiles, and Modules, among
+ numerous other improvements. We still haven't developed down support for
+ Struts 1.1's validator javascript functions, but we hope to have it soon.</p>
- <p>Here's the rundown:</p>
+ <p>In the meantime, here's a few tips for using Velocity Tools with Struts 1.1:
- <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>
@@ -141,9 +127,9 @@
</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>
+ <p>Hopefully, we'll be able to get a Velocity Tools 1.1 release out the door
+ soon. If you're interested in helping us finish it up and test it out, come
+ over to the velocity-dev list and/or checkout the latest code from CVS!</p>
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