We're looking for several Javascript library and came across 'White label theme'.
Does somebody has experience with it and what is the feedback ?
We're mainly interested in the layout features for building dashboards. A nice look and feel, drag&drop and persistence is something we're looking for. JQuery support is something positive too.
Some experience with other libraries or something similar using extjs ?
We're looking for several Javascript library and came across 'White label theme'.
Does somebody has experience with it and what is the feedback ?
We're mainly interested in the layout features for building dashboards. A nice look and feel, drag&drop and persistence is something we're looking for. JQuery support is something positive too.
Some experience with other libraries or something similar using extjs ?
Share Improve this question edited Dec 22, 2011 at 14:16 ic3 asked Dec 22, 2011 at 12:51 ic3ic3 7,69015 gold badges72 silver badges122 bronze badges3 Answers
Reset to default 5 +50I'm the author of the mentioned theme.
Most UI JavaScript are from the jQuery UI which works perfect in most cases. I've extended them to increase usability and to get drag 'n drop work on iOS devices.
If you just would like to have drag 'n drop feature (for instance) I really remend the jQuery UI which is free and well documented with a strong munity in the back.
My Layout is based on the 960 grid system in bination of the jQuery UI sortable plugin. I used a wrapper function to extend the functionality of course.
If you would like a light framework and get fast results you should go with jQuery if your application is going to be more plex I would prefer extJS
I can remend ExtJs as a library of choice if you are fortable with ExtJs license and pricing terms. They have excellent widget library, good documentation and stable API.
You don't need JQuery if you use EXtJs because ExtJs have DOM manipulation and helper methods.
I should also mention good munity willing to help on their forum page.
Only bad thing is maybe a bit slow start, you should give your self some time to get to know philosophy behind framework, their class system and ponent model
Just to clarify, you chose a theme on ThemeForest, not a JavaScript library. It has some JavaScript in it but its definitely not a library.
jQuery UI is the best because its well documented and you can modify the CSS to match your ThemeForest theme as you need via the Theme Roller. Ext is awesome but its overkill and is costly and es with too many strings attached. jQuery UI plays nicely with jQuery and John Resig (jQuery creator) is directly linking to it and endorsing it on the jQuery website.
To sum it up, jQuery is a bit lighter and doesn't have all the gazillion features ExtJS does. If you need tons of features, go with ExtJS. If you just want light and easy, go with jQuery UI.
By the way, that's a good name for an avatar.