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Re: calendar component

From: Ken Paulsen <Ken.Paulsen_at_Sun.COM>
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 15:39:05 -0700

Senthil,

I think we have more questions than answers, can you plan on talking to
Sankara to find out exactly what should be supported / is required from
the GUI? If he has some example use cases, that would be great. Let me
know if you'd like me to join the conversation.

Thanks,

Ken


Senthil Chidambaram wrote:
> I was fixing a bug on this screen that's when I found out the problem
> on the calendar component. I believe this screen was implemented by
> Nitya to begin with, in consultation with Sankara in IEC. I can check
> with Anissa, and see whether we've to redo this screen to support
> unknown event types, and I want Sankara to confirm whether unknown
> types are supported. I'm cutting, and pasting the two lines from
> https://glassfish.dev.java.net/javaee5/selfmanagement/selfmanagementhome.html
>
>
> "An event triggers the action to be executed. A set of events are
> provided by default with the glassfish and user could extend the
> events by using JMX Notification mechanism".
>
> The above line indicates to me that users could extend events. If
> we've to redo this screen to support unknown event typest, it's not
> difficult to do. We've to provide a properties table for users to add
> properties as name/value pairs.
>
> thx
> Senthil
>
> Bill Shannon wrote:
>
>> Senthil Chidambaram wrote:
>>
>>> Bill Shannon wrote:
>>>
>>>> Senthil Chidambaram wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> The six supported event types by GF can be extended. This is what
>>>>> the document says, and that's how GUI is implemented. Sankara has
>>>>> to confirm this.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> If the DTD only allows the six types, how can I add a new type?
>>>
>>>
>>> You can't add a new type in the current screen flow. GUI is
>>> implemented for the six supported types.
>>
>>
>> First you say I can add a new type and then you say I can't.
>> No wonder I'm confused!!! :-)
>>
>> Did you implement the GUI assuming there would never be any other
>> event types?
>>
>> Or do you plan to completely redo the GUI in the future to support an
>> open ended set of event types?
>>
>> Was it faster or easier to implement a GUI for six built-in types than
>> to implement a GUI for an extensible set of types?
>>
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