SmartGWT support

[aquajax]

I have had parsing errors continuously since moving to SmartGWT 2.3 jars. It was only when I finally upgraded to a new beta of GWT Designer that I got this message:
WindowBuilder supports only SmartGWT versions 2.2. But 2.3 found
So forgive me if there is a public road map but any ideas when 2.3 will be supported?

[aquajax]

Answer my own question for anyone else's benefit.

Latest Beta update that came through today has GWT Designer working again with (SmartGWTEE Eval 2.3 15/12/2010 build)

[Eric Clayberg]

The latest release (v8.1.1) also supports SmartGWT 2.3.

http://code.google.com/javadevtools/download-wbpro.html

In general, we update support for 3rd party components like this once they have been officially released.

Going forward, as the core WindowBuilder engine is moved to Eclipse.org, we will hand off support for 3rd party libraries like this to their respective vendors so that they can keep their product synchronized with GWT Designer on their own schedules.

[mmsoftware]

The latest version 8.1.1 does not support the installation, by the dialog box, of smartgwtee.jar (the 2.3 version).
Is there an alternative way of using this jar ? Thanks.

[Eric Clayberg]

You always have the option of configuring your project using the instructions provided by the SmartGWT team. GWT Designer does not doing anything magic.

[mmsoftware]

You have written "The latest release (v8.1.1) also supports SmartGWT 2.3": the 2.3 versions are only pro and enterprise version (smartgwtpro and smartgwtee.jar); smartgwt.jar is the 2.2 open source version (I found too many errors in it to use it, so I would try to use a commercial version).
If I have understood well there is now any chance to use a GWT Designe wizard to import the commercial versions of smartgwt. Am I right ?

[Eric Clayberg]

Support for SmartGWT 2.3 addresses the parsing issue associated with using the SmartGWT 2.3 jars that was raised earlier in this thread.

We do not provide any support for using the commercial/pro/enterprise version beyond the support available for the free version. Once the free version of 2.3 is available, you should be able to use our wizard. Until then, you would need to follow the directions supplied by the SmartGWT team for using the commercial/pro/enterprise version (which we don't have).

[mmsoftware]

Ok, it's clear. Thank you.

[Eric Clayberg]

I would assume that if you have used the GWT Designer wizard to set up a project with 2.2, you could just sub in the 2.3 jars and it would work.

[aquajax]

mmsoftware,
Here are some tips from my experience ( limited)
from my experience once your project is setup, if you use the smartgwtee.jar in your class path( you are probably best creating a user library and include all the jars from the lib folder of the smartgwtee release), all will be OK. You actually still need the smartgwt.jar file (included in the smartgwtee/lib folder) as this has all the ui components, basically all the client side classes and the smartgwtee.jar has the additional classes to support the smartgwt server framework so you can do the code-less databinding using the ds.xml datasource config files.
The google->configure for SmartGWT asks you for a location for your SmartGWT.jar which is what you are referring to. This sometimes puts the SmartGWT.jar in the project folder along with the SmartGWTSkins.jar but I find it works without these as long as you have them in your classpath/buildpath.

When you configure a project for use with smartgwt using eclipse it will add an <inherit name="com.smartgwt.SmartGwt" tag to your projectname.gwt.xml file. Mine contains the following, I had to remove the inherit as it messed up a few other things, I assume that the smartgwtee inherit takes care of any dependencies.

<inherits name="com.smartgwtee.SmartGwtEENoTheme"/>
<inherits name="com.smartgwtee.tools.Tools"/>
<inherits name="com.smartclient.theme.enterpriseblue.EnterpriseBlue"/>
<inherits name='com.google.gwt.user.User'/>

Please note that all of this is SmartGwt related and not GWTDesigner so best to have a look at the SmartGWT forums and latest quick start guide for further help.

There are some other configuration tasks to do and I have not found a nice stepped guide but the WindowBuilder preference from Window->Preferences has a GWT sub tree that you need to point to the GWT library if you havent already done so through a wizard already.

Then to fire off editing I found sometimes you need to select a java file and right mouse open with and choose WIndowBuilder editor. Perhaps once this is done then open defaults to the WindowBuilder editor

[Eric Clayberg]

Thanks for the detailed description.