[TYPO3-core] FYI: Integrated extJS in the TYPO3 core

[Jens Hoffmann]

Oh my god! :) Hurray!!!

This could be a chance for
a much better UI and UX in
the TYPO3 Backend!

THANKS, Benny!
You made my day ... or night ...

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Jens Hoffmann
[TYPO3 - HCI Team Leader]
[DKD - Creative Director]

eMail: jens at typo3.org
Skype: WrYBiT




Benjamin Mack wrote:
> Hello world,
> 
> the following new files were just added to the TYPO3 trunk:
> 
> * typo3/contrib/extjs/LICENSE.txt
> * typo3/contrib/extjs/ext-base.js
> * typo3/contrib/extjs/ext-all.js
> * typo3/contrib/extjs/ext-all-debug.js
> * typo3/contrib/extjs/resources/
> * typo3/contrib/extjs/locale/
> * typo3/contrib/extjs/ext-prototype-adapter.js
> 
> This includes the whole extJS package without extensions, which can now 
> be used in the TYPO3 after including the following files:
> 
> template::includeJavascriptLib('contrib/extjs/ext-base.js');
> template::includeJavascriptLib('contrib/extjs/ext-all.js');
> 
> There is also the option of using the prototype-adapter.js, which I also 
> included, however, to get maximum performance out of extJS, it makes 
> sense to use the ext-base.js, the ext-specific adapter, which does NOT 
> interfere with prototype or any other prototype framework.
> 
> Some notes for clarification:
> 
> == License ==
> 
> Although extJS is licensed under a commercial license and under GPLv3, 
> us as the core team have decided not to go with GPLv3 for TYPO3 4.3, 
> that's why we make use of the FLOSS exception that extJS offers.
> http://extjs.com/products/floss-exception.php
> As discussed with the extJS development team, this works for our 
> situation, and TYPO3 4.x is continued to be released under GPLv2+.
> 
> == File size ==
> 
> The package only includes some locale files and some default skin files 
> (in resources), if anyone cares to create a t3skin resource files for 
> us, that would be awesome. The whole package that I now included is 
> about 2.5 MB, contains the base and the prototype-adapter, and a 
> ext-all-debug.js for developing.
> 
> I was looking into having several components only loaded when needed, 
> however it makes more sense (performance-wise), the extJS have already 
> did some tests with that.
> 
> Also: Thanks for Steffen Kamper for preparing the package.
> Also #2: I did not attach all the new files to this post, as it was too 
> huge (in my mind).
> 
> == Discussion ==
> 
> ANY discussion about this topic should NOT happen in reply to this post 
> but rather in the dev-list if you have any concerns or questions.
> 
> And now: Happy ext-JS-ing!
>