This application is great! We are doing some job to make easier to develop views and take the information in XML and transform them with XSL. We did a litle work in displaying the number of documents the view posess and where are you in this list. We also did some work in storing the last position a user was in a particular view, so the next time he enters the view we can show it just like the last time. Waht do you think in create a project to design a full documented template that we can use? I would be very interested and I have time (not much) to work in that. Wait for comments. Thanks

About the server-side transformation, I already try that, but I don't know how to take the information in the view (readviewentries) with the credentials of the user. Do you already have a solution to this? Regards, Werther

Jack, I think this is a good idea. Can you start a project with your new code? I'm finishing the document counter and I can put this in the code. Best regards, Werther

Sounds good to me. I've made some improvements to this sample db that I need to post. I'm also working on a version that does the transformations server-side (we have the need to support IE on the Mac and Microsoft's XSL Transformer, MSXML, doesn't work on a Mac). I have some time I can spare to help with this. Should we make it a project and see who will help?

I spent many ours trying to make server-side transformation of the view (readviewentries) but failed to authenticate user (I tried both LS and JAVA). Exactly he same problem as mentioned by Werther. That's a pitty I've not notice this document earlier.
Jack, if you decide to start the new project to address this issues I would like to participate.

I have made a few fixes and enhancements to me current code and would like to provide a way to do this server side with either a servlet or agent.

Jack and Mirek,
I think we can start a projet with this code. I am changing the code to put Sametime Awaereness in views, and we have to change the code to R6 because the result of ReadDesign is in lowercase and in R5 is ProperCase. I have others ideas and want to share with you.
Are you intersted?
Regards,
Werther

Here are some things that I would like this project to supoort
ND6 support
Sametime Awareness
Server-side Transformations
I'm sure we could come up with many others but the main thing is to come up with an easy to use framework for presenting outlines and views to the web in a more friendly and usable format than what comes standard with Domino. Too many developers have to spend way to much time to get outlines and views formatted for the web. Providing this framework will allow these developers to focus on the business needs of their apps.
Before I get a project going, do you guys have any good ideas for a project name?
Jack

Hi,
I have some good news. I already have the framework functioning in ND6 and yesterday I put Sametime Awareness in production. I have a sametime server here and I can put the peoples intersted in this project in my NAB. I think Good Looking Views and Outlines a good name for the project.
Let me know.
Regards,
Werther

"Good Looking Views and Outlines" doesn't quite do it for me. I know that the end result is this but I want the project name to convey more of a "framework/tool/utility" that can be plugged in anywhere to produce good looking WEB views and outlines.
Also, do we want the project just limited to views and outlines or do we want to take on other areas that address web based UI issues? I have been working with 3 other open source projects (popup calendar, dhtml menu, rich text editor) that could also be incorporated eventually into this project. What we could end up with is a database for Domino WEB developers to use to help in formatting views and outlines, creating popup calendars, menus, rich-text editors and more.
Perhaps we can name the project "Domino Web Tools" and the first deliverable could be the view and outline code. Later we can add the popup calendar, dhtml menus, rich-text editor, etc. What do you think?

Sounds good to me. I'm working with this gadgets too. In fact I'm changing your code to generate a menu based in DHTML Menu builder automaticaly via outline. I think Domino Web Tools is quite a good name.
Regards,
Werther

OK, it's settled then. I'll post a main topic for "Domino Web Tools" and then convert it to a project idea.
Cheers,
Jack

Hi Jack. With the code you have posted, is there a way to show the view columns ? Was just playing around with it, as a part of learning xml/xsl. Can you let me know how to do that?
Thanks
Sunil

Hi Sunil,
The code I posted should already show the "title" of a view column. I'll take a look to see why it isn't.
Jack

Thanks Jack. Have couple of other questions? Can we represent column as icons ? Also I noticed that when we have categorized views and the view is expanded, the first column title gets truncated. Can we handle this using your code? Can you let me know how you do that? Sorry for spamming you with so many questions. Still at the learning curve on xml/xsl.

Hi Sunil,
"can we represent column as icons?" >> yes, if you set up the column like you would for notes to show an icon then it will work with this code.
"...the first column title gets truncated." >> this is fixed in my latest version along with a few more bug fixes. I was planning to post it once we get a "project workspace" created but that hasn't been done yet. If you want me to email you the latest code with these fixes then email me at jratcliff - at - rocktenn.com

Finally had a "convert to project" button show up on my main post so here it is
http://www.openntf.org/Projects/pmt.nsf/ProjectLookup/Domino+Web+Tools

Hi Jack. Is there a way to display the action buttons on the view using the Microsoft's XSL Transformer & MSXML ? Or this has to be done using the DXL ? Pls. can you let me know how to go about achieving this ?
Thanks
Sunil

Hi Jack,
I downloaded your database (and it looks great BTW). I was able to view it ok locally but when I put in on an R6 server, the views display fine but the outlines does not. Can you please guide me as far as what I should check for?
Thanks,
Michael

I'm in the process of updating this code in the Domino Web Tools project. Hopefully by Monday (3/12) I'll have v 1.0.4 posted that will include xml/xslt outline support for Domino 6 servers.
Eventually, I hope to have the Domino Web Tools project support both R5.x and R6.x Domino servers for the xml/xslt view and outline code.

Thank You Jack. I look forward to it......

Hi Jack,
I was just looking for the promised version 1.0.4 but could not find it. Or is it included in the other project ?
If there is not a new one could you pls explain once more how I can get the current version work in Domino 6.
Thanx Martin

Hi everyone,
Apart from the normal on-screen display issues one would normally experience when using the standard HTML views, I also have a serious problem when it comes to the printing of these views from a browser. I have recently come accross some code that allows you to control what is displayed on screen, and what gets printed from a web view. This also includes the ability to repeat view (table) headers and footers on each printed page. Do you guys have anything like this included in your code? If you are interested I'd gladly forward you the details on controlling the printing of tables / views.
Regards,
Andre Horak

Hi Andre,
Yes, whatever you have to share would be great. I have a domino web based reporting application that uses the CSS table-header-group and table-footer-group display properties that I planned on using.
By the way, all of this code is now being maintained in the the "Domino Web Tools" project.

Hi
I have downloaded this Db and implemented in one of my project
i have this following problems
i have multi value fields which i have to show in the view in new line, i could not able to do this, even though i mentioned New line in the view properties, it shows me seperated with commas
and i want to remove the vertical scroll
I'm poor in XML
Jack Please help as i need it Urgently

Love the views but how can I add the column names? I found "handleHeaderRow" in the XSL but it doesn't seem to be calling it.

Hi Chris,
I'm guessing you are using a Domino 6 or higher server. Lotus changed the xml that was generated from a view?ReadDesign in Domino 6. The column info is in the ?ReadDesign and thus this code only works on R5 servers.
If you have Domino 6 or higher then use my Domino Web Tools project (http://www.openntf.org/Projects/pmt.nsf/ProjectHome?ReadForm&Query=Domino%20Web%20Tools). It has the xml/xsl view code as well as some more goodies.
Jack

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