[ANN] Aida 6.2beta: Mobile, WebSocket, HTML5, JSON,...

> Dear Smalltalkers,
>
> Christmas edition of Aida/Web is on the way and here is first beta, for
> Squeak/Pharo and VisualWorks. Instruction how to install it are there:
>
> http://www.aidaweb.si/download , Beta release
>
> What's new:
>
>    *Mobile* devices like smartpone and tablet support, with mobile
>    device detection and special mobile CSS as addition to screen CSS, so
>    that you can easily adapt your existing apps to mobile simply by
>    overriding the existing CSS.
>
>    *HTML5* support: Aida switches now to HTML5 by default and HTML5
>    specific features will be gradually added, WebSocket is there
>    already, local storage and offline support comes next.
>
>    *WebSocket* support for bidirectional communication between server
>    and browser, as a replacement for Comet. WebSocket channel is now
>    automatically open on the session with WebSocket capable browser.
>
>    *JSON* messaging introduced to be gradually used as only message
>    format in unified (Ajax or WebSocket) communication between server
>    and browser
>
>    *Widget forms" introduced, hierarchy of forms follow the hierarchy of
>    standalone widgets, each widget can Ajax submit its own form together
>    with subforms in subwidgets.
>
>    *registering root domain objects* is now simplified:
>
> myAIDASite register: myObject onUrl: '/myobject'
>
> Release notes with most important new features higlighted are available
> at: http://www.aidaweb.si/release-notes-6.2 .
>
> Best regards
> Janko
>

> Op 15/12/2010 13:31, Janko Mivšek schreef:
>> Dear Smalltalkers,
>>
>> Christmas edition of Aida/Web is on the way and here is first beta, for
>> Squeak/Pharo and VisualWorks. Instruction how to install it are there:
>>
>> http://www.aidaweb.si/download , Beta release
>>
>> What's new:
>>
>>    *Mobile* devices like smartpone and tablet support, with mobile
>>    device detection and special mobile CSS as addition to screen CSS, so
>>    that you can easily adapt your existing apps to mobile simply by
>>    overriding the existing CSS.
>>
>>    *HTML5* support: Aida switches now to HTML5 by default and HTML5
>>    specific features will be gradually added, WebSocket is there
>>    already, local storage and offline support comes next.
>>
>>    *WebSocket* support for bidirectional communication between server
>>    and browser, as a replacement for Comet. WebSocket channel is now
>>    automatically open on the session with WebSocket capable browser.
>>
>>    *JSON* messaging introduced to be gradually used as only message
>>    format in unified (Ajax or WebSocket) communication between server
>>    and browser
>>
>>    *Widget forms" introduced, hierarchy of forms follow the hierarchy of
>>    standalone widgets, each widget can Ajax submit its own form together
>>    with subforms in subwidgets.
>>
>>    *registering root domain objects* is now simplified:
>>
>> myAIDASite register: myObject onUrl: '/myobject'
>>
>> Release notes with most important new features higlighted are available
>> at: http://www.aidaweb.si/release-notes-6.2 .
>>
>> Best regards
>> Janko
>>
>
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> Hi Dirk,
>
>
> On 26. 12. 2010 12:20, Dirk Verleysen wrote:
>
>> Finally found some time to load Aida 6.2beta into an ObjectStudio image
>> and got 2 unloadable definition for SwazooWebSocket. The methods are
>> updateId:with: en sendCommand:
> Please load Swazoo 2.3beta1 too. I forgot to publish a VW beta of Swazoo
> on Store, sorry. It is now published.
>
> Best regards
> Janko
>
>> Op 15/12/2010 13:31, Janko Mivšek schreef:
>>> Dear Smalltalkers,
>>>
>>> Christmas edition of Aida/Web is on the way and here is first beta, for
>>> Squeak/Pharo and VisualWorks. Instruction how to install it are there:
>>>
>>> http://www.aidaweb.si/download , Beta release
>>>
>>> What's new:
>>>
>>>     *Mobile* devices like smartpone and tablet support, with mobile
>>>     device detection and special mobile CSS as addition to screen CSS, so
>>>     that you can easily adapt your existing apps to mobile simply by
>>>     overriding the existing CSS.
>>>
>>>     *HTML5* support: Aida switches now to HTML5 by default and HTML5
>>>     specific features will be gradually added, WebSocket is there
>>>     already, local storage and offline support comes next.
>>>
>>>     *WebSocket* support for bidirectional communication between server
>>>     and browser, as a replacement for Comet. WebSocket channel is now
>>>     automatically open on the session with WebSocket capable browser.
>>>
>>>     *JSON* messaging introduced to be gradually used as only message
>>>     format in unified (Ajax or WebSocket) communication between server
>>>     and browser
>>>
>>>     *Widget forms" introduced, hierarchy of forms follow the hierarchy of
>>>     standalone widgets, each widget can Ajax submit its own form together
>>>     with subforms in subwidgets.
>>>
>>>     *registering root domain objects* is now simplified:
>>>
>>> myAIDASite register: myObject onUrl: '/myobject'
>>>
>>> Release notes with most important new features higlighted are available
>>> at: http://www.aidaweb.si/release-notes-6.2 .
>>>
>>> Best regards
>>> Janko
>>>
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> Janko,
>
> Should there be a String>>count: aBlock method in the SwazooWebSocket
> package ? I get an error on key1 count: [ :each | each = $ ] and after
> implementing my own version of count: on String all seemed to be working.
>
> Dirk
>
> Op 26/12/2010 16:20, Janko Mivšek schreef:
>> Hi Dirk,
>>
>>
>> On 26. 12. 2010 12:20, Dirk Verleysen wrote:
>>
>>> Finally found some time to load Aida 6.2beta into an ObjectStudio image
>>> and got 2 unloadable definition for SwazooWebSocket. The methods are
>>> updateId:with: en sendCommand:
>> Please load Swazoo 2.3beta1 too. I forgot to publish a VW beta of Swazoo
>> on Store, sorry. It is now published.
>>
>> Best regards
>> Janko
>>
>>> Op 15/12/2010 13:31, Janko Mivšek schreef:
>>>> Dear Smalltalkers,
>>>>
>>>> Christmas edition of Aida/Web is on the way and here is first beta, for
>>>> Squeak/Pharo and VisualWorks. Instruction how to install it are there:
>>>>
>>>> http://www.aidaweb.si/download , Beta release
>>>>
>>>> What's new:
>>>>
>>>>     *Mobile* devices like smartpone and tablet support, with mobile
>>>>     device detection and special mobile CSS as addition to screen CSS, so
>>>>     that you can easily adapt your existing apps to mobile simply by
>>>>     overriding the existing CSS.
>>>>
>>>>     *HTML5* support: Aida switches now to HTML5 by default and HTML5
>>>>     specific features will be gradually added, WebSocket is there
>>>>     already, local storage and offline support comes next.
>>>>
>>>>     *WebSocket* support for bidirectional communication between server
>>>>     and browser, as a replacement for Comet. WebSocket channel is now
>>>>     automatically open on the session with WebSocket capable browser.
>>>>
>>>>     *JSON* messaging introduced to be gradually used as only message
>>>>     format in unified (Ajax or WebSocket) communication between server
>>>>     and browser
>>>>
>>>>     *Widget forms" introduced, hierarchy of forms follow the hierarchy of
>>>>     standalone widgets, each widget can Ajax submit its own form together
>>>>     with subforms in subwidgets.
>>>>
>>>>     *registering root domain objects* is now simplified:
>>>>
>>>> myAIDASite register: myObject onUrl: '/myobject'
>>>>
>>>> Release notes with most important new features higlighted are available
>>>> at: http://www.aidaweb.si/release-notes-6.2 .
>>>>
>>>> Best regards
>>>> Janko

> Hi Dirk,
>
> Ops, String>>count: comes actually from Squeak package in VisualWorks,
> which is not loaded by default. Hmm, shall I add that method with
> exactly the same code to Swazoo-Extensions too?
>
> count: aBlock
>    | count |
>    count := 0.
>    self do: [:each | (aBlock value: each) ifTrue: [count := count + 1]].
>    ^count
>
> Best regards
> Janko
>
> On 31. 12. 2010 00:06, Dirk Verleysen wrote:
>> Janko,
>>
>> Should there be a String>>count: aBlock method in the SwazooWebSocket
>> package ? I get an error on key1 count: [ :each | each = $ ] and after
>> implementing my own version of count: on String all seemed to be working.
>>
>> Dirk
>>
>> Op 26/12/2010 16:20, Janko Mivšek schreef:
>>> Hi Dirk,
>>>
>>>
>>> On 26. 12. 2010 12:20, Dirk Verleysen wrote:
>>>
>>>> Finally found some time to load Aida 6.2beta into an ObjectStudio image
>>>> and got 2 unloadable definition for SwazooWebSocket. The methods are
>>>> updateId:with: en sendCommand:
>>> Please load Swazoo 2.3beta1 too. I forgot to publish a VW beta of Swazoo
>>> on Store, sorry. It is now published.
>>>
>>> Best regards
>>> Janko
>>>
>>>> Op 15/12/2010 13:31, Janko Mivšek schreef:
>>>>> Dear Smalltalkers,
>>>>>
>>>>> Christmas edition of Aida/Web is on the way and here is first beta, for
>>>>> Squeak/Pharo and VisualWorks. Instruction how to install it are there:
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.aidaweb.si/download , Beta release
>>>>>
>>>>> What's new:
>>>>>
>>>>>      *Mobile* devices like smartpone and tablet support, with mobile
>>>>>      device detection and special mobile CSS as addition to screen CSS, so
>>>>>      that you can easily adapt your existing apps to mobile simply by
>>>>>      overriding the existing CSS.
>>>>>
>>>>>      *HTML5* support: Aida switches now to HTML5 by default and HTML5
>>>>>      specific features will be gradually added, WebSocket is there
>>>>>      already, local storage and offline support comes next.
>>>>>
>>>>>      *WebSocket* support for bidirectional communication between server
>>>>>      and browser, as a replacement for Comet. WebSocket channel is now
>>>>>      automatically open on the session with WebSocket capable browser.
>>>>>
>>>>>      *JSON* messaging introduced to be gradually used as only message
>>>>>      format in unified (Ajax or WebSocket) communication between server
>>>>>      and browser
>>>>>
>>>>>      *Widget forms" introduced, hierarchy of forms follow the hierarchy of
>>>>>      standalone widgets, each widget can Ajax submit its own form together
>>>>>      with subforms in subwidgets.
>>>>>
>>>>>      *registering root domain objects* is now simplified:
>>>>>
>>>>> myAIDASite register: myObject onUrl: '/myobject'
>>>>>
>>>>> Release notes with most important new features higlighted are available
>>>>> at: http://www.aidaweb.si/release-notes-6.2 .
>>>>>
>>>>> Best regards
>>>>> Janko