JSF table component with high demo value

As part of an ongoing quest for a nice web demo in a couple of weeks we now have a list of customers where we are considering presenting an HTML table with a row of core details for each, and then allowing the user to ask for additional details.

This could be in a mouse over, an opening up the table inserting a panel of details, or opening a popup window. Right now I am looking for a JSF table component optimized for ooh-aah-value doing one or more of the above. Until now I've stayed with the core JSF components, and the h:dataTable is functional but rather un-oohaahish.

I'd appreciate suggestions. Links to videopresentations are appreciated even more :)

(Note: I'm using the latest Mojarra, so JSF 2.0 is fine)

EDIT: To wrap things up: We went with OpenFaces 3.0EA2 for the web demo with very nice visual results, but found that the documentation for getting up and running with the full bells and whistles is simply not there and there is too much pixie dust. We ended adjusting the existing demo (which is extremely impressive) to deal with our data instead.

I recommend RichFaces.

org.life.java 2010-08-23 13:48:37

@org.life.java RichFaces does not have full control library for JSF2. I wouldn't invest time into it right now.

Odelya 2010-08-23 13:53:57

@BalusC, thanks. Would you recommend anyone in particular?

Thorbjørn Ravn Andersen 2010-08-23 13:55:37

@Thor: The ordering is already a little hint to my (current) recommendation when taking JSF 2.0 into account :) I personally find their Theme Gallery very good and smart as well (in the showcase, there's a "Change Theme" dropdown at left top, give it a try). The average CSS designer is familiar with [jQuery's Themeroller](http://jqueryui.com/themeroller/). That's a big plus.

BalusC 2010-08-23 13:58:33

@ Thorbjørn Ravn Anderse - see http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3402952/richfaces-vs-primefaces. I didn't try OpenFaces, and IceFaces icefaces cannot work with primefaces or RichFaces, and is not as quick as the others.

Odelya 2010-08-23 13:59:06

I had a look, and liked the OpenFaces demo best (most oohaahish).

Thorbjørn Ravn Andersen 2010-08-23 14:36:05

If it's only the oohaahishness counts, then OpenFaces indeed wins. But there's after all more into the story than oohaah :) One has to develop and maintain the whole final thing after all.

BalusC 2010-08-23 14:52:32

Right now it is the oohahhness that counts. Our software has an expected lifetime in decades, and I am very much aware that maintainability is crucial. For the real thing we will reevaluate carefully.

Thorbjørn Ravn Andersen 2010-08-23 17:48:25

Makes sense. Good luck with demo, Thorbjorn! :)

BalusC 2010-08-23 18:15:36

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