RE: Velocity vs JSP

[Ron Wheeler <rw...@artifact-software.com>]

Thanks for the strategy and the code fragment.

Without getting into theology, what is the current thinking about JSP versus
Velocity?
As a latecomer to the server side development wars, we have done one fairly
large and complex application in JSP and XML.
The Jetspeed framework looks like it might be easier and more productive
than continuing to develop our own portal architecture.
I was not the coder on the JSP/XML portal but I am getting more technically
involved in the investigation of Jetspeed and Velocity.

Bottom Line question

If I have to prioritize my education (which -for better or worse - drives
the corporate strategy), should I focus on learning Velocity or learn how to
use JSP?
I do not care about "working on my resumé" since I am way too old to make a
living as a programmer. I am only trying to try to keep the company at the
most productive point of the technology spectrum.

I reference to a white paper would be the best anwer to this question.

Ron

-----Original Message-----
From: D.S. Johnson [mailto:dspectra@insightbb.com]
Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2003 8:13 AM
To: Jetspeed Users List
Subject: Re: master detail records displayed in a portlet



I don't use Velocity very much so I don't know if this will work for
you. But, I have used java server pages and servlets to switch between
pages in the same portlet. Usually, I create a menu and then based on
the users choice I switch to that page in the portlet.  Using links I
can then switch between different pages in the same portlet, I believe
this is what you want to do.

What I do is create the initial jsp page which will have the logic for
jumping to other pages. So the switch file would look something like this;
I don't know if this is the best way but, it is a way to solve your
problem, it has worked  me.


## switch.jsp##

<%@page language="java" import="java.sql.*"%>
<%@ taglib uri='/WEB-INF/templates/jsp/tld/template.tld'
prefix='jetspeed' %>

<%
//  Create and get the switch val, this will be a val to decide on what
page to load.

String var_switchval =request.getParameter("switchval");

// If  switchval is null ( on first pass ) then load the main menu page

if ( var_switchval == null || var_switchval.compareTo("val_main_menu")
== 0  ) {

%>

<%

// Include the file with the menu code, this file will have HTML code
and a parameter called switchval.
// So in this included file you will need to create a parameter
(switchval), setting this val will cause the other pages to be included
// into switch.jsp

// Example: <a href="?switchval=val_casestudies">
// When this link is executed then the case studies page would be
included and loaded.
// You would want to add code for each page you want to switch to

@ include file="/WEB-INF/templates/jsp/portlets/html/artifact_menu.jsp"

%>

<%
 }
%>

<%
  if ( var_switchval != null )
  if ( var_switchval.compareTo("val_casestudies") == 0  ) {

%>
<%@ include file="/WEB-INF/templates/jsp/portlets/html/casestudies.jsp" %>

<%
 }
%>

<%
  if ( var_switchval != null )
  if ( var_switchval.compareTo("val_whitepapers") == 0  ) {

%>
<%@ include file="/WEB-INF/templates/jsp/portlets/html/whitepapers.jsp" %>

<%
 }
%>


<%
  if ( var_switchval != null )
  if ( var_switchval.compareTo("val_trainingcourses") == 0  ) {

%>
<%@ include file="/WEB-INF/templates/jsp/portlets/html/training.jsp" %>

<%
 }
%>


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RE: width of IFramePortlet

[Mark Orciuch <ma...@ngsltd.com>]

There are 'width' and 'height' parameters defined in registry. These are
exposed in the portlet customizer if you use 1.4-b5-dev (CVS head).

Best regards,

Mark Orciuch - morciuch@apache.org
Jakarta Jetspeed - Enterprise Portal in Java
http://jakarta.apache.org/jetspeed/

> -----Original Message-----
> From: k r i $ h n a n [mailto:anup.krishnan@arvind.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2003 6:23 AM
> To: Jetspeed Users List
> Subject: width of IFramePortlet
>
>
> Hello all ,
>            i have customized the IFramePortlet for my existing
> application
> to be displayed in. but the thing is how to
> set the width and height of the displayed frame as it is very
> small and even
> on maximizing it shows the same size.
>  thanks in advance
> anup
>
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width of IFramePortlet

[k r i $ h n a n <an...@arvind.com>]

Hello all ,
           i have customized the IFramePortlet for my existing  application
to be displayed in. but the thing is how to
set the width and height of the displayed frame as it is very small and even
on maximizing it shows the same size.
 thanks in advance
anup