Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Vaadin Refcard updated

I made a few minor corrections and additions to the Vaadin Refcard, which was released last week at DZone. If you already downloaded it, you might to get the new version.
  • Vaadin is available under Apache License 2.0
  • For Item editors, such as the Form component, you can set the item data source with setItemDataSource()
  • For Container editors, such as the Table or Tree components, you can set the container data source with setContainerDataSource()
  • The book cover on the last page was updated - the cover for Vaadin 6.2 edition is blue
  • The text in the last page was reordered to be more correct
The refcard could be updated next after Vaadin 6.3 is released in the late spring. The major features are use of GWT 2.0 for the client-side, drag'n'drop, and support for portlet flat mode.

    Monday, February 1, 2010

    Vaadin Refcard is out!

    The Vaadin Refcard is finally out at DZone. Download yours now or browse the card on-line.

    If you're a newcomer to Vaadin or interested in finding out what it is, the Refcard offers a great introduction to Vaadin. Much of the reference material should be also useful to those already familiar with Vaadin.


    The six pages of the Refcard present a well thought summary of the most essential features of Vaadin, which are covered in detail in the Book of Vaadin. Much of the reference information is presented in tightly packed diagrams; just look at them for a moment and I hope you'll see the genius of Vaadin as I do.

    The contents are:
    • Creating an Application
    • Components
    • Layout Components
    • Themes
    • Data Binding
    • Creating New Components
    As Vaadin is developing fast, I hope to make updates to the card occasionally. So, especially after update releases (Vaadin 6.3 is coming next), please look out for an update of the card.

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