Author: max.andersen(a)jboss.com Date: 2007-08-07 07:57:34 -0400 (Tue, 07 Aug 2007) New Revision: 2926 Added: trunk/documentation/whatsnew/seam/componentsxmleditor.png trunk/documentation/whatsnew/seam/el-componentsxml.png trunk/documentation/whatsnew/seam/el-java.png trunk/documentation/whatsnew/seam/el-xhtml.png trunk/documentation/whatsnew/seam/seam-enabledisable.png trunk/documentation/whatsnew/seam/seamcomponents-filter.png trunk/documentation/whatsnew/seam/seamcomponents-labelscopepresentation.png trunk/documentation/whatsnew/seam/seamcomponents-nodescopepresentation.png trunk/documentation/whatsnew/seam/seamcomponentsview-projectexplorer.png trunk/documentation/whatsnew/seam/seamcomponentsview.png trunk/documentation/whatsnew/seam/seamvalidator-duplicatecomponentexample.png trunk/documentation/whatsnew/seam/seamvalidator-preferences.png trunk/documentation/whatsnew/seam/seamwebprojectwizard.png trunk/documentation/whatsnew/seam/showview-seam components.png trunk/documentation/whatsnew/seam/xmldirectedit.png trunk/documentation/whatsnew/whatsnew.css Removed: trunk/documentation/whatsnew/default_.css Modified: trunk/documentation/whatsnew/seam/seam-news-1.0.0.beta1.html Log: new and noteworthy for seam 1 beta1 Deleted: trunk/documentation/whatsnew/default_.css =================================================================== --- trunk/documentation/whatsnew/default_.css 2007-08-07 11:06:02 UTC (rev 2925) +++ trunk/documentation/whatsnew/default_.css 2007-08-07 11:57:34 UTC (rev 2926) @@ -1,15 +0,0 @@ -p, table, td, th { font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, geneva; 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Currently there are two ways to enable it, use the Seam Web Project Wizard and have a basic Seam Web project be ready with Seam support or enable it on existing projects by - right clicking on the project and choose "Enable/Disable Seam + right clicking on the project and choose "Add/Remove Seam support"</p> - <p><img src="enableseam.png"/></p> + <p><img src="seam-enabledisable.png"/></p> - <p>Seam support on projects does *not* require your + <p>Seam support on projects does <b>not</b> require your eclipse project to be a WTP project, it can be a plain old Eclipse project (e.g. generated by Seam's seam-gen).</p> @@ -68,13 +68,17 @@ <p align="right"><b>Component filters</b></td> <td valign="top"> - <p>The size of the list can be quite daunting so you can filter -the content to ignore components only defined in jar's. This will -hide the many built-in Seam components and leave only those left that -are actually defined in the project or have actively configured via -components.xml</p> + <p>The Seam Component View can be filtered by choosing "Customize View..." and select the "Seam +Components from Libraries" under the Filters tab. - <p><img src="seamcomponentsview-filter.png"/></p> +This will make the view ignore components defined in jar's. +This will hide the many built-in Seam components and leave only those +left that are actually defined in the project or have actively +configured via components.xml.</p> + +<p>Consequently deselecting the filter will show you all available components. </p> + + <p><img src="seamcomponents-filter.png"/></p> </td> </tr> <tr> @@ -87,9 +91,13 @@ <p align="right"><b>Scope presentation</b></td> <td valign="top"> <p>The Seam Component View can show a components default scope - in two ways. As labels on each component or as a node per scope - where the components beneath it is in the same scope.</p> - <p><img src="revengstrategyinui.png"></p> + in two ways.</p> + +<p>As labels on each component: </p> + <p><img src="seamcomponents-labelscopepresentation.png"></p> +<p>...or as a node per scope where the components are grouped under a node representing its default scope.</p> + <p><img src="seamcomponents-nodescopepresentation.png"></p> + </td> </tr> <tr> @@ -123,52 +131,83 @@ <td valign="top"> <p>Validation of various possible problematic definitions in Seam applications have been implemented. If an issue is found it will show up in the standard "Problems View".</p> - <p>The validations can be run manually via the context menu on - your project and click "Validate" which will execute all the - WTP validations active on your project</p> + <p><img src="seamvalidator-duplicatecomponentexample.png"/></p> - <p>On WTP projects it is by default executed automatically, - but on normal Java projects you will have to go and enable - the Validation builder on your project . It is available in + <p>The following is the preference screen for controlling the severity of the various validations:</p> + + <p><img src="seamvalidator-preferences.png"/></p> + + + <p>On WTP projects validation are enabled by default and thus executed automatically, + but on normal Java projects you will have to go and add + the Validation builder to your project . It is available in the properties of your project under "Validation".</p> - <p><img src="seamvalidation.png"></p> + <p>The validations can be run manually by clicking "Validate" via the context menu on + your project which will execute all the active WTP validations.</p> - <p>The validations can be individually configured to be ignored or reported as Error or Warning.</p> - - <p><img src="seamvalidationpreferences.png"/></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"> <hr/> - <h3>Code completion</h3> + <h3>Editing</h3> <hr/> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" align="left"> - <p align="right"><b>Code completion for Seam Components</b></td> + <p align="right"><b>Expression Language (EL) code completion for Seam Components "everywhere"</b></td> <td valign="top"> - <p>Last release brought an exporter that generates a basic CRUD <a - href="http://www.jboss.com/products/seam">JBoss Seam</a> - application. In this version this has been made complete and now generates a full working Seam application; read the generated README.TXT for details on how to deploy it</p> + <p>JBoss Tools uses the information gathered by the Seam plugin to provide EL code completion for Seam components almost everywhere.</p> - <p><img src="codegenlaunchseamexporter.png"></p> +<p>In jsf/xhtml/jsp:</p> + +<p><img src="el-xhtml.png"/></p> + +<p>In components.xml:</p> + +<p><img src="el-componentsxml.png"/></p> + +<p>...and even in Java:</p> + +<p><img src="el-java.png"/></p> + +<p>...and over time more will be added</p> + </td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td colspan="2"> + <hr/> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" align="left"> - <p align="right"><b>Expression language "everywhere"!</b></td> + <p align="right"><b>Structured components.xml editor</b></td> <td valign="top"> - <p>Last release brought an exporter that generates a basic CRUD <a - href="http://www.jboss.com/products/seam">JBoss Seam</a> - application. In this version this has been made complete and now generates a full working Seam application; read the generated README.TXT for details on how to deploy it</p> + <p>When editing components.xml a structured tree editor is available in addition to pure source editing.</p> - <p><img src="codegenlaunchseamexporter.png"></p> +<p><img src="componentsxmleditor.png"/></p> + +<p>The "plain vanilla" XML editor option is of course still available via "Open With...".</p> + + </td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td colspan="2"> + <hr/> </td> </tr> <tr> + <td valign="top" align="left"> + <p align="right"><b>Direct components.xml editing</b></td> + <td valign="top"> + <p>components.xml (and other xml files) can be viewed and edited directly in the Project Explorer and Properties sheet without opening the components.xml editor</p> + + <p><img src="xmldirectedit.png"/></p> + + </td> + </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"> <hr/> @@ -178,13 +217,15 @@ </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" align="left"> - <p align="right"><b>Seam Project Wizard</b></td> + <p align="right"><b>Seam Wizards</b></td> <td valign="top"> - <p>Last release brought an exporter that generates a basic CRUD <a - href="http://www.jboss.com/products/seam">JBoss Seam</a> - application. 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