+1 on Jeffry's remark, and sorry to add to the noise. - Peter
On Fri, Jun 15, 2012 at 4:32 PM, Jeffry Houser <jef...@dot-com-it.com>wrote: > > I don't believe I was being unfriendly. This is mailing list explicitly > related to building the Apache Flex SDK. Your experiences / pains on > building HTML apps has no place here. Nor does a debate on the merits of > HTML/JavaScript Frameworks. > > I'm not saying discussions on HTML or related frameworks are bad; this > just isn't the place for venting nor recommendations. > > > On 6/15/2012 10:17 AM, Joan Llenas Masó wrote: > >> I don't see this mail so Off Topic that I would send someone elsewhere... >> Don't be so unfriendly please.. (With all due respects) >> >> -- >> Joan Llenas Masó >> CTO Garnet Works SL >> T. 93 848 57 27 >> -- >> @joangarnet (es) >> @joanllenas (en) >> http://joan.garnet.io <http://joan.garnet.io/> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Fri, Jun 15, 2012 at 4:02 PM, Jeffry Houser <jef...@dot-com-it.com<mailto: >> jef...@dot-com-it.com>**> wrote: >> >> >> With all due respects; we're glad you like Flex and some of it's >> simplicity; but as this conversation has nothing to do with >> development of Flex SDK; can you please take it elsewhere? >> >> >> On 6/15/2012 9:50 AM, James Ong wrote: >> >> Hundreds libraries? Just JQuery and any solid JS framework >> will do. I been using Flex, Scala (Play! or Lift framework) >> and PHP/Javascript/CSS for years. You will need to understand >> Flex is not one-size-fit-all technology and slowly you should >> get used to it. >> >> >> On Fri, Jun 15, 2012 at 9:40 PM, sathyamoorthi >> <sathyamoorthi...@gmail.com >> <mailto:sathyamoorthi.10@**gmail.com <sathyamoorthi...@gmail.com>> >> <mailto:sathyamoorthi.10@**gmail.com <sathyamoorthi...@gmail.com> >> >> <mailto:sathyamoorthi.10@**gmail.com <sathyamoorthi...@gmail.com>>>> >> wrote: >> >> Hi, >> >> I don't know where to share my thoughts. As a hard-core >> flex developer i just dump my thoughts here. >> >> Yesterday, i started to build a web app using HTML. >> As a >> first step i tried to build a layout. I don't have anything >> special. below is my layout. >> >> >> After a long struggle i designed and positioned my >> header >> correctly. Then i came to my main page which contains 3 >> containers. If it is flex, i will code like this, >> >> <mx:HGroup id="grp" width="100%" height="100%"> >> <mx:Group id="grp1" width="300px" height="100%"></mx:Group> >> <mx:Group id="grp2" width="100%" height="100%"></mx:Group> >> <mx:Group id="grp3" width="300px" height="100%"></mx:Group> >> <mx:HGroup> >> >> Above code will take less than a minute and should work >> perfectly in all browsers as i think. But you know guys i am >> trying above layout for a day in HTML. still i didn't get >> it correct. >> >> Usually in flex, >> >> grp2.width = grp.width - grp1.width - grp3.width. >> >> But in HTML, >> >> grp2.width = grp.width. How good it is? i don't >> know. >> And another thing, i tried to layout 3 div's inside another div >> horizontally. That is also really painful. >> i tried float, display and lot more options. Nothing helps >> me to >> get it right in all browsers. I know it is easy with Table. >> but i >> should do it with divs. >> >> Hundreds of libraries there in JavaScript. But >> really >> nothing contains that number of good components and layout >> features like Flex. I really hate programming in a day. >> >> _* NOTE: Please don't reply with any HTML codes.*_ I will >> >> continue and succeed on Monday anyway. It is just a story, >> how a >> flex developer struggles to migrate to HTML because >> of HTML5 storm. >> >> Happy Weekend!!!!! >> >> -Sathyamoorthi. >> >> >> >> >> -- Jeffry Houser >> Technical Entrepreneur >> 203-379-0773 >> -- >> http://www.flextras.com?c=104 >> UI Flex Components: Tested! Supported! Ready! >> -- >> http://www.theflexshow.com >> http://www.jeffryhouser.com >> http://www.asktheflexpert.com >> -- >> Part of the DotComIt Brain Trust >> >> >> > > -- > Jeffry Houser > Technical Entrepreneur > 203-379-0773 > -- > http://www.flextras.com?c=104 > UI Flex Components: Tested! Supported! Ready! > -- > http://www.theflexshow.com > http://www.jeffryhouser.com > http://www.asktheflexpert.com > -- > Part of the DotComIt Brain Trust > >
