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we4tech
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Location: Dhaka
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 Posted: Sun Jan 01, 2006 8:15 pm Post subject: Ajax: Smarty Ajax Plugin |
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Hi
I am developing Smarty based Ajax plug-in … Though I have interest to release it as an open source project… It will appreciable if you ppl let me know about your interest… in Smarty Ajax… implementation….
Here is some code snaps.... let me know your comments... (is it easy to use or need more flexibility....)
Ajax based Links with Search indexing enabled
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<html>
<head>
<title>Test</title>
{*
This function will include all required javascript libraries
You can define your `EasyAjax` javascript libraries path just defining "path" attribute
*}
{easy_ajax_init path="../javascripts"}
</head>
<body>
<h1>Ajax test Page</h1>
{*
This example will show how to setup own progress bar
NOTE: if you don’t define any progress bar attribute it will generate a
Default progress bar on top of the page…
*}
<div id="progress_bar" style='display:none'>
Loading....
</div>
{*
To create ajax based URL
“update” attribute will contain your defined “id” where it will show the loaded content….
*}
{easy_ajax_link
url="static-content/content1.html"
update="content"
label="Content 1"
progressbar="progress_bar" }
{* You also can create Button page link *}
{easy_ajax_link
url="static-content/content2.html"
update="content"
type="button"
label="Content 2"
id="my-link-2"
style="background-color: white; border: 1px solid #cccccc" }
Link with style:
{easy_ajax_link
url="static-content/date.php"
update="content"
label="Content 2"
style="color: red"}
<div id="content">
</div>
</body>
</html>
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Ajax based form handling
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<html>
<head>
{easy_ajax_init}
</head>
<body>
{*
You can use this block function as normal HTML FORM tag
You have to define “update” attribute to update your selected
Content….
*}
{easy_ajax_form
action="file-upload.php"
method="post"
enctype="multipart/form-data"
update="message"
progressbar="prog-bar"}
Upload<input type="file" name="file" />
<input type="submit" value="Upload"/>
{/easy_ajax_form}
<div id="prog-bar" style="display: none">
Loading....
</div>
<div id="message">
</div>
</body>
</html>
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Thank you
NHM Tanveer Hossain KHan (Hasan)
http://hasan.we4tech.com [Ajax based Wordpress theme]
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pRzemo
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| Posted: Sun Jan 01, 2006 10:58 pm Post subject: |
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I am very interested in such plugin.
Can I download it somewhere?  |
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we4tech
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| Posted: Mon Jan 02, 2006 6:59 am Post subject: |
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I will publish this plug-ins tonight....(hopefully)
Thank you keep interest.... feel simplicity.... |
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pRzemo
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| Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2006 12:39 pm Post subject: |
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What is the estimated time to release this plugin 
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CirTap
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Joined: 04 Jun 2003
Posts: 106
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| Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2006 1:21 pm Post subject: What AJAX libs are used? |
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Hi,
this really sounds interesting, but I'd like to know what are the script libraries used to do the job?
There are many excellent JS/AJAX libs - or "DHTML" for that matter - available, proofed to work x-browser, well supported, and a large support by 3rd parties.
To name a few: Prototype, Behavior, script.aculo.us, netWindows ... and XmlHttpRequest-only wrappers: WebFX, Sarissa
And the problem here: Prototype, WebFX and netWindows are not "compatible" among each other, that is one has to decide which one and stick to it to avoid unneccessary duplication of code and functionality.
I finally moved from WebFX over Sarisssa to script.aculo.us (includes Prototype) since the latter offers the most sophisticated functionality.
Which one's the one you (plan to) use for this?
One note: I particually dislike the "easy" prefix. It's supposed to be "easy" by definition, right? Why not just "{ajax_foobar}"?
Or do you plan an "{advanced_and very_compliated_ajax_foobar}" collection of functions? 
Have fun,
CirTap |
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boots
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Location: Toronto, Canada
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| Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2006 6:11 pm Post subject: |
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@ClrTap: I did a full set of plugins for scriptaculous (nearly eveything it supports up to 1.5) using my SmartyDoc modules. Eventually, I hope to release them. At anyrate, I found scriptaculous fairly easy to integrate. I would be interested to know more about the challenges of trying to integrate with other libraries and if there is any point in a compatability layer.
FWIW, my functions are named like:
| Code: | <span id="foo" onclick="{client Effect=Appear}">test</span>
{client Effect=Appear for=foobar}
{client Draggable=foobar revert=true}
{client Droppable=add for=droparea onDrop=$ondrop hoverclass=barhover}
{client Sortable=create for=foolist tag="LI"}
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And can be used inline (as in the span example) or be manually bounded to elements.
Unfortunately, I can't show any more than that for now  |
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CirTap
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| Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2006 6:59 pm Post subject: |
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Interesting.
I admit I haven't yet get used to add script.aculo.us, Behavior, and for that matter Prototype, in *every* new project that "requires" JavaScript.
I'm so much used to write JS using my own helper-libs for almost 10 years now and it's difficult to break ole habits
And then, using AJAX requires some different approach in writing the server scripts. I don't dare yet to use AJAX on public pages, but only for backend apps or intranets, where I know what browsers people use.
However, IF I remember to use these nice libraries I also stop doing things like this
| boots wrote: | | <span id="foo" onclick="{client Effect=Appear}">test</span> |
in order to get rid of any JS stuff inside the markup that won't run anyway with JS being disabled or unavailable, and use "behavior.js" for that purpose.
Basically doing the same what I assume this one does:
| boots wrote: | | {client Effect=Appear for=foobar} |
Never had such pure HTML and my customers, editing the pages, can't screw up anything <g>
This also drastically reduces the number of {literal}s to zero.
However, it'd be interesting to use Smarty to create some JS "data files" at all using some technique like your {client} function (?). I hate if pages are cluttered with lots of <script> elements.
I was reading your SmartyDoc extension which sounds very nice, but it's comming too late It doesn't fit in my workflow and my custom "Page" class already offers similar functionality.
Still, mind to let me take a peak look in your {client} code? Maybe you can zip what you have (working or not) and send me a download URL via PM? Just to get an impression and possible "inspiration". I'm just curious
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CirTap
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| Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2006 7:14 pm Post subject: |
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| boots wrote: | | I would be interested to know more about the challenges of trying to integrate with other libraries and if there is any point in a compatability layer. |
do you mean to have your {client} code use something else but script.aculo.us?
I don't think it's worth writing a compat layer. Compatibility to what?
I haven't heard of any other library offering so much as script.aculo.us (and Prototype) -- most just do similiar things in a different way (object extensions), but speaking of "Special FX": what else is available?
WebFX have some nice stuff, but to me it always seems to be either too complicated, too specialized, with too many prerequisites, and a PITA to implement in most cases. Dynamic Tabs are the only ones I use.
And of course "overlib" is useful, too.
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boots
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| Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2006 7:43 pm Post subject: |
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| @ClrTap: I agree with your comments and included those inline features because they seem requisite for "simple" uses. OTOH, I tend to agree that the behaviours approach is much cleaner and I favour it as well (and I to like the behaviours library, BTW). Mostly I like the fact that it does for scripting what CSS does for styling -- abstracts it away from the document. Makes sense to me. |
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Boby
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| Posted: Sun Mar 19, 2006 7:49 pm Post subject: |
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Hello!
Is there any link to this plugin or a similar AJAX plugin for Smarty? Or a name?
I have now found it in the plugin list.
Can hardly wait to see one and test it, probably use it too
Thank you!
Boby
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