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In the “May” edition of the Dev Tips Newsletter, I wrote about simple validation with XPages:
Of course there is really simple validation for XPages, which includes checking the “Required field” option on an edit box and entering the error message to display to the user. However, some elements do not have this option, and what if you want the field to have validation other than whether or not it is required?
I’ve written my third article on Twitter Bootstrap and XPages over at SocialBizUg.org, Typeahead and Tooltips with Twitter Bootstrap. Where I cover… well, typeahead and tooltips. : – )
Note that I’ve just heard that Bootstrap is dropping their typeahead for typeahead.js, but fear not, the information I show in the article is still useful for understanding the different methods of using Bootstrap components in XPages.
Getting Started with Twitter Bootstrap Part 1 is here.
And Getting Started with Twitter Bootstrap Part 2 is here.
Last week Celia Hamilton from SocialBizUg.org asked me a few questions about what’s new in XPages, being a Nerd Girl, and free resources for learning XPages. Lots of great links in her post as well. Check it out!
I like anything that makes my life easier. Twitter Bootstrap is definitely in that category. It’s chock full of great stuff you can use right away with XPages. Here are two articles I wrote on Socialbizug.org:
Getting Started With Twitter Bootstrap – Part 1
First off, what IS Twitter Bootstrap? Well, right on their front page they say it is a “Sleek, intuitive, and powerful front-end framework for faster and easier Web development.” Okay, so what is it really? It’s a thing that provides stuff to make your XPages prettier. Too simplified? Okay. If you’ve been using OneUI in conjunction with the Application Layout control, it’s sort of like that. A tool that provides the bits and pieces to quickly and easily style your Web application with a modern look and feel.
Read more…
Getting Started with Twitter Bootstrap – Part 2
Now let’s start using Twitter Bootstrap!
The grid system is really useful and super handy to understand (but you don’t have to use it and still get benefit out of Twitter Bootstrap).
The grid system is on their “Scaffolding” page. It creates a framework for you to place the controls and pieces of your page on.
From January Article:
Have you been developing applications in XPages recently? Have you seen the power and ease available to you as a developer when coding in the source pane? Did you wish you could do the same in “traditional” views and forms? Well, you can.
As an example, we will say we need to change all columns that refer to “Products” and change it to “Goods”. If we only have one column, no big deal, but maybe we have several, and we don’t want to miss any. If this were an XPage or Custom Control element, we could go to the Source pane and choose Edit and Replace, but there’s no source pane for Views and Forms.