Comments on: Dojo Grid Widget Updated. Data Integration and Editing Improvements.

By: sturdyworks

sturdyworks — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 04:35:10 +0000

I am most likely an old school client server developer but why in the heck is “dojo.data store based off of a JSON file from a URL” an interesting example. I am interested in displaying the results of a query from a RDBMS like MySQL and the Dojo UI related benefits. This example is just gibberish to me. Might I ask if there is support for that basic column sorting stuff, how about sorting multiple columns, any sort of asynchronous hooks?. I mean in what way is a “based on a file” example useful for a data table grid example? I think either Ajaxian is doing some sort of cut and paste, or Dojo has got a pretty weak table widget.

By: sfoster

sfoster — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 09:15:35 +0000

I cant let the “‘X’ in dojox stands for experimental” comment stand. Project status is indicated in each dojox project’s README file. The ‘X’ is for eXtensions – some of which are production ready and in regular use. The Grid will eventually move to dijit – when it can meet Dijit’s more stringent requirements – which include fully accessibility, as well as API stability. Other components in dojox will never move to dojo core or dijit – not because they are substandard in any way, but because they are specific in nature and have no place in the core distribution.

By: bryanforbes

bryanforbes — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 16:51:43 +0000

@Jeria: You can do paging like that if you want; the content going away is the result of the grid being able to handle 100,000 rows of data without it having to load all 100,000 rows at once

@Nosrenda: Dojo 1.2 beta is imminent

@Les: The reason we put the grid in DojoX to begin was so we could do a refactoring like this before dropping it into Dijit. Right now the API should be mostly stable and we’ll be adding features and stabilizing the grid for 1.3. A refactor like this shouldn’t be needed for a long time. That said, you could choose to continue using the 1.1 Grid until 1.3 or later if you prefer.

By: simongil

simongil — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 23:04:37 +0000

I want to use dojo but a kick ass grid is essential to my apps. Unfortunately this still doesn’t make the grade. In this regard, extjs is just so much stronger.

By: Les

Les — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 19:34:14 +0000

Dojo 1.2 DataGrid is a major refactoring of the previous version – dojox.Grid, but the code still is located in dojox (x stands for experimental).

Does it mean we can expect another major refactoring before the Grid moves to dojo? … or will it always be a part ot dojox?

By: eyelidlessness

eyelidlessness — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 18:55:45 +0000

It feels really hackish. No, it’s not an easy task, but doing better is possible. I’ve done it. Unfortunately it’s not a public work or I’d share it. :(

By: Nosredna

Nosredna — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 18:33:52 +0000

How close is Dojo 1.2 to coming out? I seem to remember that there’s great new debugging stuff coming as well.

By: Jeria

Jeria — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 15:51:58 +0000

I am not so fond that the content goes away when you drag the scrollbar. Why not use a pagination widget (previous and next button to show the next x items)?