by Russell | Aug 8, 2012 | Uncategorized
The JSF Navigation rules functionality embedded within XPages is not terribly useful for most applications but I am working on an application where I feel they are just the ticket.Navigation rules are used to externalize the target page of...
by Russell | Aug 7, 2012 | Uncategorized
In my current project I was tidying up validation message controls and decided to us Ye Olde facesContext to help me out.The issue is that in this application every single custom control that displays data is dynamically bound to its data source. In addition,...
by Russell | Aug 6, 2012 | Uncategorized
I’ve been pretty busy lately trying to meet deadlines but while I am creating a local replica I wanted to remind folks that, just like other applications, XPage applications have certain “screens” that should be restricted only to certain users....
by Russell | Aug 5, 2012 | Uncategorized
We bought our home from millionnaires in 2005. I didn’t realize they were millionnaires until the sale closing and that’s when it hit me: Uh, Russ, you and the Mrs. are not millionnaires so WTF are you doing here? I signed anyway.Of course we...
by Russell | Jul 31, 2012 | Uncategorized
Wanted to get your hands dirty with IBM Connections but didn’t have an environment to play with or have the time to install it or have access to the software?Here is a real opportunity for you: Try building something on Connections for the latest...
by Russell | Jul 26, 2012 | Uncategorized
Very very cool!The Apple dictation in Mountain Lion works in the XPages CKeditor.This is great news it makes things a lot faster for me on my current project.I have been doing a lot of rich text editing from the web and the dictation makes this a lot easier.I am still...
by Russell | Jul 24, 2012 | Uncategorized
I have been so very busy lately that I just blew right by it when one of my XPage sessions was accepted for MWLUG, August 15-17, in Pittsburgh, PA.First…Thanks MWLUG for picking my session: Intro to Managed Beans for XPagersSecond…there are lots of cool...
by Russell | Jul 17, 2012 | Uncategorized
My Nexus 7 tablet arrived yesterday morning and within 10 minutes I was testing my most important XPages application on it.My app uses managed beans to provide all logical functionality, there are a lot of AJAX requests and everything is done over SSL. Last...
by Russell | Jun 18, 2012 | Uncategorized
Last week Dr. Marky Roden gave some excellent insights on using jQuery with XPages on the Taking Notes podcast.I really believe that anyone who is doggedly devoted to doing everything in Dojo just because “that’s what comes with XPages” is missing...
by Russell | Jun 5, 2012 | Uncategorized
Yesterday I posted several presentations about XPages that I delivered at AdminDev2012 a few weeks ago.Paul Calhoun and I do a pretty fair amount of speaking on XPages via The View XPage seminars.Although I have not taught a...
