rich-internet-application

How to mix java swing and java fx in swing application?

i am developing a java swing application but i want to also use java fx with swing is there any resource for that told how to do that? ...

Is it worth trying to use SOAP?

I have a small RIA that I built as a learning/make-my-life-easier project that uses Flex and ASP.Net. Currently, my architecture utilizes straight HTTP posts and the server responds with xml. I posted another question about security in my web app and some people mentioned SOAP. SOAP is something I've never actually used and I was wonde...

How to get 280slides.com functionality?

I have seen 280slides.com and it is really impresive. But its developers had to create their own language. Which platform or language would you use to have an as similar as possible functionality? Is it possible to do something similar in python? Could you give any working examples? ...

rich internet application solutions for ruby

I am wondering what are the possible rich internet application solutions that goes well with ruby or if there is a GWT equivalent? ...

Is there any live demo/sample applications for SproutCore or Cappuccino

Didn't find any from their website. I mostly just trying to see which one is worth going with(RIA of course). thanks ...

Difference between JNLP and JavaFX

JavaFX provides a feature Drag-to-Install simply by dragging them out of your browser - you can then relaunch the applications directly from your desktop. How different is it different from JNLP? Or how easy or advantageous it is over JNLP in terms of distributing content over the web? ...

why not use java web start instead of other RIA frameworks?

There are many RIA frameworks popping up (flex, extjs, gwt to name very few). If my server is written in Java, why not use java web start? The benefits I see: I get to program in a language that is easy to debug (compared to javascript), I can use the same code in server and client side (validations, model objects). With SWT I get ni...

Will ExtJS die?

I look at ExtJS, and it appears to provide many of the RIA features that more bulky suites such as Flex provide, without the flash requirement. However, as Open-source initiatiatives such as jQuery-UI continue, will ExtJS simply die at some point? Furthermore, since flash penetration only continues to increase, why put stock in a javascr...

How to share entities between domain services in WCF RIA Services framework?

If I would build a big WCF RIA Services application with multiple domain services how could I have certain entities, which are shared between those domain services and exposed by them in different context. For example I could have a Cutomer entity, which is exposed both by Orders and Loyalty modules/domain services. At least my own exper...

What's the best way to structure this kind of remote service?

I'm not sure if this is technically a web service or not but I have a Flash file that periodically needs to make a round trip to a DB. As it stands, AS3 uses the URLLoader class to exchange XML with an ASP.NET/VB file on the server. The aspx code then goes to the DB and returns whatever information is requested back to the Flash file. ...

Test Driven Development/Integration Testing in RIA development

Hi! When working with RIA development, there's at least three critical levels that should be tested: RIA application classes - in Flash/Flex these could be tested using AsUnit, FlexUnit or any other JUnit-like solution RIA application interface - in Flash/Flex this could be done using FlexMonkey RIA application server integration - ? ...

Best way to configure a Threadpool for a Java RIA client app

Hi all, I've a Java client which accesses our server side over HTTP making several small requests to load each new page of data. We maintain a thread pool to handle all non UI processing, so any background client side tasks and any tasks which want to make a connection to the server. I've been looking into some performance issues and I'...

what is the name of chat window in gmail?

I want to write a window like gmail's chat window which when i click on minimize, it goes to right corner of the page and by scrolling does not change the position. I'm using wicket framework in java. does anyone know what is the name of this window so that i can search in Google? and can anyone help me how can I do this? ...

Programatically Altering Font Face, Size, Weight & Color Of A Flex Label/Text Component

I can change the color of the label in Flex Builder, I can even BIND the color to a variable and that works, but I can't find the Color PROPERTY in order to change or reference it programatically! What is the ActionScript 3.0 code to change the font or color of a piece of text in a Flex RIA - or is caring in what color your text appears...

List of rich web application technologies

I am trying to get myself acquainted with the world of rich web application. There are some comparison tables of available technologies on the Wikipedia, but I still find it unclear what are the options for rich application development. Could you please verify and complete the information I gathered below? What are the key pros and con...

Best technology option for implementing RIA with Rails as the backend?

I'm working on a application that requires a feature-rich media view, including images, videos, and smooth sequencing based on capture time. The backend is currently written in Rails. What's currently the best, most mature option for implementing RIAs with Rails on the backend? I've looked at Flex, Laszlo, and ExtJS. ExtJS is interestin...

Flash or Silverlight for RIA Apps?

What would be the best for developing rich internet applications? FLASH or Microsoft Silverlight? ...

Resolving associated objects in SL4 RIA

Having created a standard Silverlight Business Application in VS2010 and set up a model from a SQL Server database, I have various entities and associations, among which AssetGroup and Asset are in a 1:m relationship. Allegedly I can use dot notation to get the associated AssetGroup out of an asset instance. Through the modern miracles ...

what is application server? What are Rich Internet Applications?

I'm from a PHP background. All I know is that web server handles the http request PHP interpreter that is embedded into web server compiles the PHP script The result of above will be HTML, which is returned to client again by the webserver. Now, I don't understand one thing. what is application server? What is the difference between...

Developing new rich internet application

We are about to start developing a RWA(rich web application) for advanced data management on our web server using PHP/MYSQL/JavaScript. I just came across AIR, which as well as I can tell, allows you to run Flash applications on your desktop instead of in the browser. Do I have this right or am I way off base? Are there any other option...