Rails - Jun 2008 - Is there a Rails portlet like plugin/framework? (i.e. just basic to allow users to move windows around)

Hi,
Just wondering if there is a Rails Plugin/GEM/Framework to aid in letting
users move around (adjust) where the main page windows are.   Perhaps
maximize and minimize.  I guess this pretty much sounds like a portlet,
however I''m not asking the Rails true portlet integration question
here, but
rather if there is something in the Rails world that just satisfies the
basics of a portlet type experience for a user.

Eg. even something as simple as 4 window panes on a page and the ability for
a user to maximize one of them, then drop back to a view with the 4 panes on
the screen (e.g. image 4 reports on a dashboard, and the user just wants to
zoom into one, or rearrange the layout of the 4 panes).

Thanks

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Many people are doing this sort of thing with the Ext framework
(www.extjs.com). Even though it''s a javascript framework, Rails
integration is pretty easy with Rails'' to_json method.

You may want to try the Portal demo at
http://extjs.com/deploy/dev/examples/portal/portal.html

-- Mark.

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that is very cool Mark - do you know off hand how much ramp up it would take
to use it just in a page or two for layout like in the example?  Is it a
couple of hours, days, weeks?  Know offhand if there are any limitation to
what you put in the portlets?  (I''ve got some
http://www.fusioncharts.com/for example, flash based charts)


On Tue, Jun 10, 2008 at 6:00 AM, Mark Thomas
<ruby-gkTqyYPWbQbz1n+OaKNE4w@public.gmane.org> wrote:
>
> Many people are doing this sort of thing with the Ext framework
> (www.extjs.com). Even though it''s a javascript framework, Rails
> integration is pretty easy with Rails'' to_json method.
>
> You may want to try the Portal demo at
> http://extjs.com/deploy/dev/examples/portal/portal.html
>
> -- Mark.
>
> >
>
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> that is very cool Mark - do you know off hand how much ramp up it would
take
> to use it just in a page or two for layout like in the example?  Is it a
> couple of hours, days, weeks?  Know offhand if there are any limitation to
> what you put in the portlets?
I don''t really know, because I haven''t used it yet. I was
keeping it
in mind for a project that I hope to find time for. I suspect that you
can render any Rails partial in the portlets. How long it takes
probably depends on your level of JS / RJS knowledge. Ext looks like
it has a pretty thoroughly documented API, so I would think hours if
you know your stuff.

I haven''t seen a lot of Rails/Ext examples yet, but some people are
doing amazing things. I just found sExt yesterday: http://www.telaeris.com/sext/
and it looks great.
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