Need an easier way to create new JSF components? Have a look at the JSF Templating project.

In his recent article at TheServerSide.COM, Ken provides a nice introduction to the project. As he describes, JSF Templating simplifies component creation using "a template-based Renderer to declaratively define the output of the component."

See the article and related discussion thread to learn more.

JSFTemplating is a JSF page and renderer framework which was used to enhance the GlassFish admin console (now present in the current v2 beta builds). GlassFish Champion Jason Lee who's been an active JSFTemplating developer and an active IRC member has just announced support for Facelets templates. Facelets is a technology that allows you to keep using HTML authoring tools while still using the JSF framework (it does not rely on JSP). You are encouraged to look at the online demo and provide your feedback

What do you get when you take the GlassFish AppServer, JSF Templating and add Ken's skills? An RC Helicopter! Congrats to Ken on winning BT's Web21C's contest. His kid is going to be happy... and maybe he will even try it out :-). Check the story at Ken's Blog!

Ken's JSF Templating project provides a framework for JSF pages and for JSF renderers (overview slides). JSF templating is used in the new GlassFish v2 Admin GUI together with the new Woodstock components and were the topic of a recent User Experience Presentation. DynaFaces work nicely within JSF Templating to describe AJAX applications quickly and Ken recently wrote about a small Sample App using this approach. Ken's blog uses font colors well to explain the different pieces in a JSF Template. Check it out!

There will be an User Experience meeting today Wed, Jan 31, 2007 at noon (PT). Anissa Lam will present on Admin Console (GUI). She will discuss about the new features listed in the onepager. We'll also get to checkout the new Admin Console using JSFTemplating Framework. Come and listen from the "source" and feel free to give feedbacks and ask questions.

As a GlassFish community member, you are allowed to dial into the User Experience meeting. Details on how to attend the meeting is at the UE Wiki Page. Please join the discussions and help improve GlassFish!

We will have the User Experience meeting tomorrow Wed, Jan 24, 2007 at noon (PT). Ken Paulsen will present on JSFTemplating. Please join the meeting and learn how you can use templating with your favorite JavaServer™ Faces project. JSFTemplating has been used by GlassFish admin console in v2. You may use JSFTemplating with DynamicFaces project to create a perfect Ajax solution tailored to JSF's component architecture! See Ken's blog for more on this.

As a GlassFish community member, you are allowed to dial into the User Experience meeting. Details on how to attend the meeting is at the UE Wiki Page. Please join the discussions and help improve GlassFish!