Lotusphere is over for another year (and the perennial debate about the name also seems to have been put to bed – announcements have always said “Lotusphere 2013″). From the Domino standpoint it’s been another step on the road to the Vulcan vision and a reaffirmation of a new deployment model.
We’ve seen in the last couple of months the approach of 8.5.3 base install extended with additional functionality (in this case primarily the Extension Library) by installing Upgrade Pack 1. The Extension Library has been demoed in a number of sessions, not only the base functionality that made it into Upgrade Pack 1, but also relational and social tools that are available today on OpenNTF but will not be available in an upgrade pack until later this year. Upgrade Pack 2 has been scheduled for the middle of this year, with 8.5.4 following on later in the year.
I am convinced the big announcement for developers was Social Edition, which will be a pack that can be installed on 8.5.4 and will be simultaneously available, as Ed Brill blogged. This will enable developers to deliver embedded experiences, leveraging skills built with XPages development – HTML, JavaScript, CSS. Embedded experiences, built with the standards of OpenSocial, will be a huge differentiator for Notes and iNotes mail, enabling end users to more quickly and more effectively act.
From a personal point of view it’s been a great experience. For the first time one of my applications and Intec’s logo made it on screen in the OGS and a number of other sessions referenced XPages Help Application. As an IBM Champion it was great to meet some of the other champions from around the world as well as speaking to some of the key IBMers at the Champions Reception on Tuesday. Thanks also to Joyce Davis and Justin Liu in the champions program for the plaque we all received, it’s a great memento.
As part of Team Social it was great to meet many community members at the Social Cafes and around the conference, helping evangelise about the mobile applications for IBM solutions and talk about XPages development. There are a number of XPages books coming out this year which will be great exposure for us. It was good to also meet many IBMers in the labs, some of whom I’d met before, some I’d worked with online, some I’d never met. In some cases we all learned new information and it was a great opportunity to pass on thoughts and ideas.
So Lotusphere is over now and although many of us won’t meet face-to-face for another year, connections have been made that will endure throughout the year. Our community is our strength and our openness and willingness to share makes Lotusphere such an enjoyable and beneficial experience for all.
XPages Extension Library Book – Now Available
Fri, May 18th 2012 8:00a Paul Withers During Lotusphere 2011 Philippe Riand posted a now infamous tweet asking for members of the YellowVerse interested in writing an XPages book following up on the hugely successful Mastering XPages.
It’s been a long time in the making, but now XPages Extension Library has been published, written by myself, Paul Hannan, Declan Lynch, Jeremy Hodge and Tim Tripcony. There are also contributions from a number of other XPages experts.
Ed Brill’s post includes a discount code for 35% off the [read] Keywords: ibm
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XPages Mobile Controls and Value Pickers Part Four: Server-Side Approach
Thu, May 3rd 2012 1:11p Paul Withers I started off this tutorial series on mobile value picker with a discussion about some key differences between desktop browser development and mobile browser development. One of the key differentiators I discussed was connectivity. That was why this series has so far focussed on an approach that predominantly used Client-Side JavaScript and avoided interaction with the server as much as possible.
But when I first discussed the approach with David Leedy many weeks ago, his requirement was somewha [read] Keywords: roaming
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XPages Mobile Controls and Value Pickers Part Three: Client-Side Approach Extended
Thu, Apr 5th 2012 3:12p Paul Withers From some feedback to yesterday’s post, that code works fine if all you want to do is create a new document. So, I’ve gone away and come up with some amendments and improvements.
First of all, I’ve moved the New User button into the Page Heading control’s action facet. Again I use the Move to Application Page simple action, setting targetPage to “user” and setting forceFullRefresh to “true”. It’s important to do this. Otherwise, the user will [read] Keywords: xpages application
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Quick Tip for iOS Browser Development
Tue, Mar 27th 2012 3:11p Paul Withers Last week, when preparing for the XPages Mobile Controls session at BLUG, Eamon Muldoon introduced me to a useful tip when testing on iOS. The problem is that many browsers such as Firefox and Safari use, by default, webkit styling, so use Android stylesheets.
But Safari has an option to change the user agent.
The first step is to enable the Develop menu. Go to Edit – Preferences. Then on the Advanced tab, check Show Develop menu in menu bar.
This will enable the Develop menu. From here yo [read] Keywords: agent
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XPages Portable Command Guide Review
Thu, Mar 22nd 2012 2:32a Paul Withers A couple of weeks ago I got a review copy of XPages Portable Command Guide. Being eager, I had already bought the electronic version.
First, a couple of points about the differing media. The electronic version is great for bookmarking and searching. Plus, because I always have my iPad with me, I always have PCG with me. But one of the nice additions on the paper version is quick reference material on the inside covers. This allows you to quickly find where to go to in the book based on certain n [read] Keywords: domino
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Update WhitePaper: Maximising the Benefits of XPages in 8.5.3
Fri, Mar 16th 2012 7:54a Paul Withers Some years ago I wrote a whitepaper on maximising the benefits of XPages in 8.5.x. About a year ago that was updated for 8.5.2. (I remember, because it was on the train to BLUG 2010!)
I’ve now updated the whitepaper to bring it up to date with 8.5.3, just in time for the imminent release of Fix Pack 1 later this month. The whitepaper draws on years of experience with XPages and an insight into the Extension Library controls delivered in Upgrade Pack 1.
Maximising The Benefits of XPages in [read] Keywords: xpages
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Catch Me at BLUG
Wed, Mar 14th 2012 3:31p Paul Withers Next Thursday and Friday I will be speaking at BLUG 2012. This will be my third BLUG and it’s always a very enjoyable experience, with great speakers and content. I will be presenting two sessions:
Ready, Set, Go! How IBM Lotus Domino XPages Became Mobile
Eamon Muldoon and I will be presenting a session updated from Lotusphere covering all things mobile in the XPages Extension Library. There are some great controls available for providing users with a mobile browser experience that is auto [read] Keywords: domino
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