I had a very happy Christmas and new year but now its back to work and learning. I purchased Learning Ext JS from packet publishing, the book came with a password protected pdf version which is always a plus with me.
I rate this book very highly for a beginner like me with plenty of well explained explanations. My two great criticisms
(1) Used coldfusion and PHP , should stick to one backend language.
(2) Not enough Meat once the beginners tag ends.
For the price and with the inclusion of an e-book and removing the beginner tag on one of the harder JavaScript libraries its a must buy and if you pirate it burn in hell.
The result of my first successful (nearly finished) project with the Ext JS library and .net background
The can be found on the root page (aka my portal) at http://www.icomefromthenet.net.
It allows images (jpg,gif,png) to be uploaded , these images are stored in a sql-lite DB. The Json stream is loaded at page start with the data filtered on the client side using the Ext JS store widget. An generic ASHX handler is used to retrieve each image from the DB, optional thumbnail function is included as well.
Areas Used from the Libary
- DataVew and x-templates
- FormPanel, normal Panel
- FileUpload control
- DB Bound combo Box
- Json Store and Http Proxy.
Still to complete
- Fix the DataVew CSS
- Upload more photos
- A Better selection of photos onload.
- Maybe Less Blue.