[Zope3-dev] Re: Ajax in Zope 3

[Florent Guillaume]

Tarek Ziadé wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> Some UI works have been done lately around and in Zope 3.  I am thinking
> about the work that has been done at Neckar sprint (Zope3.org website,
> Viewlets, etc..),  and on projects like CPSSkins for Z3 at ECM.
> 
> I am planning to work on UI things as well, and on Ajax things in
> particular, both for Zope 2 and Zope 3 applications, and trying to
> choose the right Javascript toolkit for this.
> 
> Before starting it up, I was thinking that it would be nice if the whole
> Z3 community would be using the same toolkit, and maybe, even integrate
> it into Z3 itself.
> 
> This would allow developers to start some js things today under Z2/Five
> and port them. This would also probably lead into a "Z3 way" to do ajax
> and javascript things.
> 
> What people think ?
> 
> If this sounds like a good Idea, I would like to start a Z3 proposal on
> this topic, and contribute on its integration in Z3.
> 

Myself I absolutely love the approach taken by CrackAjax
(http://www.aminus.org/blogs/index.php/phunt/2005/10/06/subway_s_new_ajax_framework)

I'm sure lots could be improved like improving python->javascript 
translation, allowing for explicit javascript when really needed, 
improving the testability, etc.

Florent

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