[SeasideXUL] How to move changes from Editable Tree to Component

> Hi Pavel,
>
> New to both seaside and SeasideXUL, my questions should be in a (xul)Seaside
> newbies list...
>
> I have a small test application that has a SearchResultComponent. The Search
> performs a Search action that finds data, puts them in the ResultComponent's
> model (ResultComponent is rendered as editable tree); ResultComponent is then
> rerendered by calling "SearchResultComponent refresh".
>
> Next I want the application user be able to edit cells in the editable
> ResultComponent tree, move the modified values into the ResultComponent model
> and save. I am trying to achieve moving the values by registering a callback
> with a "Save" menu item on the ResultComponent, which would obtain updated
> data from the edited tree.
>
> If the description above is somewhat clear, a few questions: is moving
> modified data from the XUL tree doable without wrapping the Result into a
> form; and in either case, is there an example or code I can look at? I did
> look at the XULPeriodicTableForms and tried to get "Save" in my example work
> a similar way (with and without form) but failed so far.
>
> I can paste my code experiments but I thought I should first ask for high
> level suggestions and help,
>
> Thanks Milan
>
>
>
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> Hi,
>
> the standard solution of this (see Firefox bookmarks manager) is to
> use the tree/table only for selection and then display a form for item
> editing. Unfortunately the standard XUL components are not ready
> behavior you want. Maybe a grid of edit boxes but you will lost the
> advantages of the tree view this way...
>
> Cheers,
> -- Pavel
>
> On Sun, Jun 22, 2008 at 4:52 PM, Milan Zimmermann
>
> <[hidden email]> wrote:
> > Hi Pavel,
> >
> > New to both seaside and SeasideXUL, my questions should be in a
> > (xul)Seaside newbies list...
> >
> > I have a small test application that has a SearchResultComponent. The
> > Search performs a Search action that finds data, puts them in the
> > ResultComponent's model (ResultComponent is rendered as editable tree);
> > ResultComponent is then rerendered by calling "SearchResultComponent
> > refresh".
> >
> > Next I want the application user be able to edit cells in the editable
> > ResultComponent tree, move the modified values into the ResultComponent
> > model and save. I am trying to achieve moving the values by registering a
> > callback with a "Save" menu item on the ResultComponent, which would
> > obtain updated data from the edited tree.
> >
> > If the description above is somewhat clear, a few questions: is moving
> > modified data from the XUL tree doable without wrapping the Result into a
> > form; and in either case, is there an example or code I can look at? I
> > did look at the XULPeriodicTableForms and tried to get "Save" in my
> > example work a similar way (with and without form) but failed so far.
> >
> > I can paste my code experiments but I thought I should first ask for high
> > level suggestions and help,
> >
> > Thanks Milan
> >
> >
> >
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> whole tree) back to server via XMLHttpRequest, and merge changes back to
> the Component that generated it. I may ask some questions how to integrate
> what I plan to do.  If I fail, I can do a form per edited row... I am
> trying to use SeasideXUL on my next project, and most likely will need a
> editable table.
>
> Thanks Milan
>
> On 2008 June 24, Pavel Krivanek wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > the standard solution of this (see Firefox bookmarks manager) is to
> > use the tree/table only for selection and then display a form for item
> > editing. Unfortunately the standard XUL components are not ready
> > behavior you want. Maybe a grid of edit boxes but you will lost the
> > advantages of the tree view this way...
> >
> > Cheers,
> > -- Pavel
> >
> > On Sun, Jun 22, 2008 at 4:52 PM, Milan Zimmermann
> >
> > <[hidden email]> wrote:
> > > Hi Pavel,
> > >
> > > New to both seaside and SeasideXUL, my questions should be in a
> > > (xul)Seaside newbies list...
> > >
> > > I have a small test application that has a SearchResultComponent. The
> > > Search performs a Search action that finds data, puts them in the
> > > ResultComponent's model (ResultComponent is rendered as editable tree);
> > > ResultComponent is then rerendered by calling "SearchResultComponent
> > > refresh".
> > >
> > > Next I want the application user be able to edit cells in the editable
> > > ResultComponent tree, move the modified values into the ResultComponent
> > > model and save. I am trying to achieve moving the values by registering
> > > a callback with a "Save" menu item on the ResultComponent, which would
> > > obtain updated data from the edited tree.
> > >
> > > If the description above is somewhat clear, a few questions: is moving
> > > modified data from the XUL tree doable without wrapping the Result into
> > > a form; and in either case, is there an example or code I can look at?
> > > I did look at the XULPeriodicTableForms and tried to get "Save" in my
> > > example work a similar way (with and without form) but failed so far.
> > >
> > > I can paste my code experiments but I thought I should first ask for
> > > high level suggestions and help,
> > >
> > > Thanks Milan
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > _______________________________________________
> > > seaside mailing list
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> > > http://lists.squeakfoundation.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/seaside
> >
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> On 2008 June 24, Milan Zimmermann wrote:
> > Hi Pavel,
> >
> > Thanks. I will give it a few weeks and try to build a mini-framework
> > around the tree that would allow move changed cells
>
> After looking at this approach I moved it to a "medium term", - toot much
> Javascript and unknowns... Now I want to just show a read-only table(tree),
> and  display a form for editing, but having fundamental problems.
>
> First problem, I am trying to add a button on each row of the tree, in
> #renderContentOn: using
>
>    xml treeCell with: [xml button; label: 'Detail' onCommand: [...]
>
> but doing thjis the button does not even show in the cell. I guess I am
> doing something very wrong here?