Ext GWT v1.2.4 Released

[darrellmeyer]

Beta 4 is now available. See the blog post (http://extjs.com/blog/2008/06/02/ext-gwt-v10-beta-4-released/) for the details on the new release.

[netyaroze]

Awesome work Darrell! =D> Looks like you've been very busy? I've been holding off switching from GWT-Ext until compatibility with GWT1.5 was assured. Now there's no excuse. It's also good to see you sticking to proposed dates (you posted a reply stating that Beta4 would be out today and it happened).

Once again - thank you for Beta4 and well done! :)

[gslender]

+1

great work Darrell.... the new form panels are sweet !!

[connysvensson]

Great! I saw hibernate4gwt also updated to RC1 so I can finally update my project to go all RC1.

[darrellmeyer]

Beta 5 is now available. Please review the release notes for a summary of changes, including API changes since Beta 4.

[makados]

Why did method DataList.select(int, int) was removed? It was quite usefull

[darrellmeyer]

It is still available via the selection model:

list.getSelectionModel().select(0,5);

[darrellmeyer]

RC1 is now available. Please review the release notes for a summary of changes, including API changes since Beta 5.

[darrellmeyer]

There were a couple bugs with DataPicker and Table for RC1. I wanted to get the fixes out now, so I have pushed out RC1B which is available on the download page.

[Cypher]

Thanks, Darrell, keep up good work!

[zaccret]

Thanks again, Darell, for all fixes and enhancements !

[darrellmeyer]

RC2 is now available. Please review the release notes for a summary of changes, including API changes since RC1.

[Cypher]

Very good, Darrell, I'm going to give it a try...

[flow]

I appreciate the effort you guys (or just you??) put into the GXT. Thanks!

[darrellmeyer]

1.0 final is now available.

For those with SVN access, there is a new releases/1.0 branch which is the location for 1.0 development. 1.1 development is in the trunk.

[jon918]

The comment below from Ajaxian (http://ajaxian.com/archives/ext-gwt-10-gwt-15-support-new-apis-performance-and-docs) got me curious... Darrell, can you address the accusations there? If they've already been sufficiently dealt with in the forums I apologize.

Possible ethics issues aside I am very impressed w/the toolkit and have enjoyed prototyping with it.

[QUOTE]
EXT GWT is riddled with controversy and dubious programmer ethics.
See
http://extjs.com/forum/showthread.php?t=36772

He never replied on why he renamed the variables and claimed its Ext GWT code.
Secondly, he continues to use the Slate theme, a user contribution that is licensed under Creative Commons License and isn

[darrellmeyer]

Ext GWT did include EPL licensed code when we used the LGPL. When Ext GWT was changed to the GPL, the EPL code was removed, which was a very large effort. It was brought to our attention that there were a few places where the EPL code was still present. This was addressed immediately, and the code was removed or rewritten.

[darrellmeyer]

1.0.1 is now available.

[Cypher]

I can see in Release Notes that the "Slate" theme has been removed from Themes module...why's that?

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I found another thread related to that: http://extjs.com/forum/showthread.php?t=40807

[drz]

Is there something like a mygwt to gxt convertor? is it planned?
we have to large application and this would be VERY useful.

[plitvak]

1.0.1 is now available.

Main download page now says 1.0 again. Is it a mistake?

[Cypher]

Yeah...that's odd...it looks like they did a "roll-back" from 1.0.1 back to 1.0?

[darrellmeyer]

1.0.1 is back up.

[darrellmeyer]

1.0.2 is now available.

[wiphillyfan]

How far off is the 1.1 release? Is it still planned for this summer?

[Kango_V]

Wondering this too. Not much summer left now. Nights are drawing in too :)

[darrellmeyer]

The first 1.1 alpha release will be available soon.

[Kango_V]

Yay! :D. But how soon is soon? :-? Should'nt matter, as i've put a requisition in to buy a license.

[seb2nim]

Hi Darrell

It would be fine if you could now release 1.0.2 in maven repo... Maybe you could also put 1.1 snapshots when ready.

Thanks again.

[darrellmeyer]

1.0.3 is now available.

[darrellmeyer]

1.0.4 is now available and is compiled using GWT 1.5.2. GWT 1.5.2 is required.

[Jeria]

Any changelog for this release?

[darrellmeyer]

http://extjs.com/deploy/gxt-1.0.4/release_notes.html

[darrellmeyer]

1.1 is now available. New blog post is here (http://extjs.com/blog/2008/09/18/ext-gwt-11-released/).

[bakachu]

Nice one Darrell!

Thanks very much

[plitvak]

What about service releases of 1.0.x?
Is the 1.1 fully compatible with 1.0.x?
Where there breaking API changes from 1.0.4 to 1.1?

[darrellmeyer]

1.1 is fully compatible with 1.0.4.

[Cypher]

Great work, Darrell, I'm gonna give it a test drive right away! Thanks!

[TheBuzzer]

nice. so onto gxt 1.2? or will there be more bug fix before hand if people found bugs?

[eldimo]

Any ETA on the next release (1.1.1?). I'm waiting from the table.remove() bug fix.

[rage]

Hi,

I found bug in BoxComponent.setSize. I bold the error. I think } else if (autoWidth || height.equals("auto")) {

should be


} else if (autoHeight || height.equals("auto")) {

==================================
public void setSize(String width, String height) {
if (!boxReady) {
if (width != null && !width.equals(Style.UNDEFINED)) {
this.width = width;
}
if (height != null && !height.equals(Style.UNDEFINED)) {
this.height = height;
}
return;
}

if (width == null) {
width = Style.UNDEFINED;
}
if (height == null) {
height = Style.UNDEFINED;
}

if (!width.equals(Style.UNDEFINED)) {
width = addUnitsInternal(width, "px");
}

if (!height.equals(Style.UNDEFINED)) {
height = addUnitsInternal(height, "px");
}

if (autoWidth) {
el().setWidth("auto");
} else if (!width.equals(Style.UNDEFINED)) {
el().setWidth(width);
}
if (autoHeight) {
el().setHeight("auto");
} else if (!height.equals(Style.UNDEFINED)) {
el().setHeight(height);
}

int w = -1;
int h = -1;

if (width.indexOf("px") != -1) {
w = Integer.parseInt(width.substring(0, width.indexOf("px")));
} else if (autoWidth || width.equals("auto")) {
w = -1;
} else if (!width.equals(Style.UNDEFINED)){
w = getOffsetWidth();
}

if (height.indexOf("px") != -1) {
h = Integer.parseInt(height.substring(0, height.indexOf("px")));
} else if (autoWidth || height.equals("auto")) {
h = -1;
} else if (!height.equals(Style.UNDEFINED)){
h = getOffsetHeight();
}

onResize(w, h);

if (hasListeners) {
BoxComponentEvent evt = (BoxComponentEvent) createComponentEvent(null);
evt.width = w;
evt.height = h;
fireEvent(Events.Resize, evt);
}
}

[itmean]

Any ETA on the next release (1.1.1?). I'm waiting from the table.remove() bug fix.
+1

[si_gee2000]

Yes - please (pretty please..) can you let us know when the next (1.1.1) release is planned - need the table / grid selection bug fix fairly urgently.. (see [FNR][1.1] Grid/Table in BorderLayout Bug in GXT:Bugs)

+2

thanks!

[sdc]

Just to let you know, if it is not for personal use, you can obtain SVN access by purchasing support (http://extjs.com/store/gxt/#support-table) ($299 for one dev)

[darrellmeyer]

1.1.1 is now available (release notes (http://extjs.com/deploy/gxt-1.1.1/release_notes.html#Release_Notes_1.1.1)).

[plitvak]

Thank you!
Darrell, you've mentioned last time that you are going to add Table based examples back in to the explorer demo. With them missing it feels like Table is deprecated control which is not, right?

[eldimo]

Darrell,
I know it's very difficult to provide estimate of release date (I'm a developer too :D). But out of frustration, i just lost one hour this morning coding around the table.remove() bug. If I had known that a new release was coming "any moment now", I would have spent my time differently. This lack of communication is really frustrating.

[roberto.pedrini]

Hi Darrel,

The method ComboBox.setValueField was removed?

thanks!

[darrellmeyer]

1.1.2 is now available (release notes (http://extjs.com/deploy/gxt-1.1.2/release_notes.html)).

[TheBuzzer]

wondering should we update the gwt to 1.5.3 now?

[gicappa]

me too, I'm wondering if there is some relation with gwt 1.5.2 / 3 or not.

[darrellmeyer]

1.1.3 is now available (release notes (http://extjs.com/deploy/gxt-1.1.3/release_notes.html)).

[longer]

I just re-built under the new 1.1.3 release (GWT 1.5.3) and now my entire application does not get rendered in either google's console, google browser, I.E.6 or Firefox 3. The server calls are still being detected on by my servlet but for some reason the app is no longer painted.

I guess the obvious fix is roll back the version but has anybody else seen this problem?:-/

It looks as though panel.setVisible(true); is ignored, the panelisVisible always returns false and the panel is not rendered.

[firejack]

Darrell - 1.1.3 fixed a slew of issues for me. Many of which were browser-specific minor annoyances that also affected the hosted browser, but others were low-level issues that kept some of my base classes from working generically. Now they work great.

I can build a bound editor form on top of a base model in about 10 lines of code now. :) Very cool.

Thanks again.

[Cypher]

Darrell, I'm having the same problem as "longer" reported above. My web app with GXT 1.1.2 works fine, but when I switch to GXT 1.1.3, nothing is rendered. What has changed? What can we do about it? Any quick workaround? Thanks.

I already use GWT 1.5.3 compiler.

[zaccret]

Since x.x version (I haven't used the lib for some time), the method ComboBox.getDataView() has been deleted. What is the replacement (I can't find it in the release notes) ?

[aguerra]

Same problem than longer and Cypher.

[darrellmeyer]

aguerra, longer, and Cypher

See this thread http://extjs.com/forum/showthread.php?t=52517.

[plitvak]

Well, it doesn't fix all the problems related to the layouts, see
http://extjs.com/forum/showthread.php?t=52584

[longer]

aguerra, longer, and Cypher

See this thread http://extjs.com/forum/showthread.php?t=52517.

This thread and your advice (Darrell) fixes this for me. I was actually trying to call layout() to fix the problem but didn't go to the highest level container which I actually subclass from so a simple this.layout() fixes the problem! Thanks very much!!

.Chris

[Cypher]

Right, right, right...thanks, Darrell, I got my app up-and-running with GXT 1.1.3...of course calling layout() helped (I should have tried that myself).

[darrellmeyer]

1.1.4 is now available (release notes (http://extjs.com/deploy/gxt-1.1.4/release_notes.html)).

[EagleEye666666]

1.1.4 is now available (release notes (http://extjs.com/deploy/gxt-1.1.4/release_notes.html)).

oh my godness... are you not sleeping?? :) looks like. hell. almost every week new version :P

PS: download is taking me some 20 min. :D

[darrellmeyer]

1.2 is now available (release notes (http://extjs.com/deploy/gxt-1.2/release_notes.html)).

[shermdog01]

Awesome!!! Thank you!! :D

[ecommand]

Keep up the great work. Great to see this a native GWT solution get so feature rich. GXT is a pleasure to work with!

[chriswesdorp]

Nice update!

But can you check the Grid Store Data Binding example. Changing the fields also updates the grid (cool :D) but when the field is left with the tab key the focus does not go the next form field but focuses the grid instead.

[zaccret]

NICE :D
Great, Darell! I'm so impatient to enjoy the component data binding !

[sdc]

Good job !
By the way, the WAR for "desktop" sample is missing. Is it expected ?

[darrellmeyer]

But can you check the Grid Store Data Binding example. Changing the fields also updates the grid (cool :D) but when the field is left with the tab key the focus does not go the next form field but focuses the grid instead.I am not seeing this behavior, tested IE, FF2, FF3, Safari. Can you provide more details?

By the way, the WAR for "desktop" sample is missing. Is it expected ?Desktop does not have any server side resources, so you can just push the static files wherever you like. For example tomcat/webapps/desktop

[Laugh10704]

Ummm..can someone tell me the point of setValueField in ComboBox? getValue() and setValue() on the ComboBox still have the same generics (the value is required to extend ModelData), so I'm guessing getValue() and setValue() just return the same thing they always have. Shouldn't getValue() and setValue() return and set an Object instead?

[francescoNemesi]

Thanks! I have been eagerly waiting for D'n D!

GXT is the best GWT framework around period. Great quality.

F

[chriswesdorp]

I am not seeing this behavior, tested IE, FF2, FF3, Safari. Can you provide more details?

I will try to explain;
1) After opening the Grid Store Data Binding example the grid is loaded with data and the four input fields on the right are still empty. Now select a record which will fill the fields. I select the first one, Apple Inc.
2) Left click in the Name input field and change the name, lets say Apple & Co (it doesn't matter which field I select, all do the same)
3) Now press tab to focus next field
= the focus is set the grid instead of the next field

I experience this behavior with Firefix 3.0.4 (Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 6.0; en-US; rv:1.9.0.4) Gecko/2008102920 Firefox/3.0.4).
- IE 8(beta) seems to work
- Chrome 0.4.154.29 also has the bug
- Safari I did not test

It the GWT debug sheel this also happens (but this is basically IE so I don't really understand)

[karacutey]

that theme looks like crap neways, make your own if your that concernedf thats what gfx designers are for great work btw. using gxt has made coding UI fun again. thanx for making my life easier.

[karacutey]

Ummm..can someone tell me the point of setValueField in ComboBox? getValue() and setValue() on the ComboBox still have the same generics (the value is required to extend ModelData), so I'm guessing getValue() and setValue() just return the same thing they always have. Shouldn't getValue() and setValue() return and set an Object instead?


if you want to access the values directly for custom validation or logic

[darrellmeyer]

1.2.1 is now available (release notes (http://extjs.com/deploy/gxt-1.2.1/release_notes.html)).

[ecommand]

Hi there,

Time after time I'm impressed how rapidly gxt moves along and delivers great quality stuff.

I like the new drag and drop example. Is it also possible to to drag and drop reordering within trees and grids? That seems like a nice addition to the drag and drop examples.

Anyhow, great work!

[EagleEye666666]

Hi there,
Time after time I'm impressed how rapidly gxt moves along and delivers great quality stuff.
I like the new drag and drop example. Is it also possible to to drag and drop reordering within trees and grids? That seems like a nice addition to the drag and drop examples.
Anyhow, great work!

Iam not sure, but i think i have seen that already!

1.2.1 is now available (release notes).

nice christmas present Darrell thanks for this :) *downloading* :)

[darrellmeyer]

1.2.2 is now available (release notes (http://extjs.com/deploy/gxt-1.2.2/release_notes.html)).

[monzonj]

Thanks! I'm going to try it right now!!

[fother]

thanks

[EagleEye666666]

jau kewl :)

*downloadin*

[darrellmeyer]

There was a problem with the 1.2.2 build. If you have previously downloaded 1.2.2, grab it again.

[fother]

you can specify which ones?

[fredrikhultin]

I am impressed with the development speed and the good quality of work. Good job!

[darrellmeyer]

1.2.3 is now available (release notes (http://extjs.com/deploy/gxt-1.2.3/release_notes.html)).

[monzonj]

Thanks Darrell,

I'll give it a try.

[EagleEye666666]

yep me too.. in release notes is no fix for the gxt-servlet i hope it is working not with the sortinfo etc.

i have still problems with the gxt-servlet.jar Gilead is still not workin.. with only that jar in the libs.. but i have no time to find out what is still missing there... :(

[sdc]

Release notes should also say : "bind is now made in a deferred command". It breaks some of my test cases.

[z013908]

Release notes should also say : "bind is now made in a deferred command". It breaks some of my test cases.
ahhh
THAT is why my application was completely broken when i tried the 1.2.3 release.
How can I disable this deferred binding?

[valavanurman]

Our application is also broken. We use the GXT tabpanel to hang different components of our application, which uses GWT widgets extensively.

I tried tabPanel.setDeferredRender(false) and still the same result...

[fmcypriano]

Is GXT 1.2.3 going to be available on Maven Central Repository?

As sdc said (http://extjs.com/forum/showthread.php?p=200607#post200607) GXT is in Maven Repository. But not the current version.

[zaccret]

Is GXT 1.2.3 going to be available on Maven Central Repository?

As sdc said (http://extjs.com/forum/showthread.php?p=200607#post200607) GXT is in Maven Repository. But not the current version.

For Maven look here : http://extjs.com/forum/showthread.php?p=278886

[cdowey]

1.2.3 also appears to break our application, various panels are not being drawn first time round (just white space where the content should be). We'd like (need) to use it though, since it has essential bug fixes for us - so how do we fix this? I'm assuming it's to do with the deferred binding that has been mentioned here but am unclear as to what we should do, or indeed if there is a fix for this. Any help appreciated.

Thanks.

EDIT: Sorry I should have added that I tried adding setDeferredRender(false) to my tab panels but no joy.

[cdowey]

From what I can tell, items on our UI which are hidden when it is first rendered, are not being displayed when we call show(). If I move to another tab and then move back, these items then appear. This is fairly consistent.

Has anyone else had similar problems? I'm wondering if it's specific to our implementation, although this is the first release that has broken our application.

[sven]

This is an issue with rendering hidden items. This will be fixed with 1.2.4

[cdowey]

Thanks - any ballpark date for when we can expect to see 1.2.4?

[darrellmeyer]

1.2.4 is now available (release notes (http://extjs.com/deploy/gxt-1.2.4/release_notes.html)).

[cvs_fif]

1.2.4 is now available (release notes (http://extjs.com/deploy/gxt-1.2.4/release_notes.html)).

One thing that's not mentioned in the release notes: is it built with GWT 1.6?

[monzonj]

Thanks Darrell. I'm gonna test it right know with my app, as I haven't migrated to 2.0

cvs_fif : No, 1.2.4 won't work with GWT 1.6. If you want to use GWT1.6 you have to switch to GXT 2.0.

[darrellmeyer]

1.2.5 will support GWT 1.6. 1.x will not be updated to the new host mode and deployment structure.