Frederick Sh., Ramsay C., Blades S. - Learning Ext JS [2008, PDF, ENG]

What you will learn from this book

* Create responsive forms
* Look at Web Applications from an entirely new perspective
* Learn to use the major UI components available in Ext JS
* Understand how external data can be consumed by Ext JS
* Query and process remote data into your application
* Use Layouts to bring all of the Ext JS pieces together
* Use Ext JS effects to manipulate the DOM in exciting ways
* Provide a consistent look and feel to your application using Components
* Change the visual style of Ext JS using theming support
* Find Custom Community Extensions to expand your applications
* Create your own custom library extensions

1. Getting Started
Setup Ext JS to be used on your page and troubleshoot common installation problems.

2. The Staples of Ext
Explore some of the foundational components and configuration of Ext JS.

3. Forms
Create complex forms, database-driven combo boxes, and populate form fields with data.

4. Buttons, Menus, and Toolbars
Use toolbars to create compact complex navigation for your web application.

5. Grids—Making Data Intuitive
Render database-driven grids that include paging, complex rendering, and user interaction.

6. Editor Grid
Go past the standard grid, and set up an editor grid that edits data in line.

7. In an AJAX World, You Need a Good Layout
Create a layout that provides a very flexible and attractive user interface.

8. Ext JS Does Grow on Trees
Demonstrating how to display and manipulate hierarchical data.

9. Windows and Dialogs
Focusing on displaying information in pop-up containers.

10. Effects
Add spice to your applications with compelling visual effects.

11. Drag and Drop
Learn how to move and rearrange elements within your application.

12. It's All About the Data
An introduction into the various types of data Stores, the kinds of data they can consume, how that data is defined, and how to get it.

13. Code for Reuse: Extending Ext JS
An introduction to creating custom application components by extending existing components of the framework

14. The Power of Ext JS: What Else Can You Do?
A look at many of the utility classes of the library, including formatting and state management, as well as Community Components and resources.

Approach

The book provides plenty of fun example code and screenshots to guide you through the creation of examples to assist with learning. By taking a chapter-by-chapter look at each major aspect of the Ext JS framework, the book lets you digest the available features in small, easily understandable, chunks, allowing you to start using the library for your development needs immediately.

Who this book is written for

This book is written for Web Application Developers who are familiar with HTML but may have little to no experience with JavaScript application development. If you are starting to build a new web application, or are re-vamping an existing web application, then this book is for you.

Author(s)

Colin Ramsay

Colin Ramsay began his web career hacking around ASP websites in a part-time developer job when he was at university. Since then he's been involved with a range of web technologies, which have provided a springboard for the formation of his UK-based web development company, run in tandem with his fledgling writing projects.

Shea Frederick

Shea has worked closely with the Ext JS creators since inception, and more recently the added development team to create cutting edge web-interactivity. His full time job at Mind Over Machines, as part of the User Experience Development team, allows him the freedom to explore the latest developments in the world of web applications and implement them in real-world requirements. In his free time, he enjoys mountain biking and skiing.

Steve 'Cutter' Blades

Cutter is the Senior Web Developer for Dealerskins, a Nashville, Tennessee based hosting provider that develops websites for the Automobile Dealership market. Cutter began his web career when he began learning HTML 1 while in the US Army and stationed with the National Security Agency. Cutter got into application development as a Corporate Support Specialist for a regional ISP, just prior to becoming the IT Director of Seacrets, a large resort destination on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. Cutter has extensive experience as a server- and client-side developer, with a popular blog dedicated to ColdFusion, Ext JS, and other web development technologies.