[xwt-users] Liking changes with Nitrogen
Charles Goodwin <[email protected]> Fri, 26 Sep 2003 12:56:33 +0100
| Newsgroups | gmane.comp.java.xwt.users |
|---|---|
| Organization | XWT Foundation |
| Message-ID | <[email protected]> |
I must say I'm really beginning to enjoy using Nitrogen.
Some of the changes feel much better in use than I expected them too.
For instance, I winced at having to use xmlns name spaces, but in
practise it's proving much more logical and tidier:
Example with xwt.widget.check:-
Before:
<xwt>
xwt.widget.check
Commonly known as a 'checkbox'
<import name="xwt.theme" />
<preapply name="clickable" />
<preapply name="focusable" />
<preapply name="redirectable" />
<preapply name="check" />
</xwt>
After:
<xwt xmlns="xwt.theme">
Check:
Commonly known as a 'checkbox'
<template preapply="clickable focusable redirectable check" />
</xwt>
And that's a more basic example. When you're importing from multiple
directories, it becomes even nicer still:
<xwt xmlns:ns1="path" xmlns:ns2="path2">
<template ns1:preapply="t1 t2" ns2:preapply="t3 t4" />
</xwt>
This is one of many nice new features of Nitrogen that I'll be sure to
mention on this list. :)
- Charlie