Implementation Spotlight: Kohive

September 1, 2010 by Jay Robinson | 23 Comments »

Kohive is an online collaboration tool for teams to work together. They can create separate virtual desktop workspaces called hives where they can share and interact with each other in real time. Kohive used Ext JS for implementation of advanced data as well as a comprehensive and beautiful user interface.

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Tips and Tricks for Ext JS Component Developers

August 27, 2010 by Aaron Conran | 12 Comments »

Ext JS ships with all the components that you need to build even very sophisticated applications. But, there are occasional cases where you might need to write a custom component. Luckily, the Sencha Community has a rich ecosystem full of quality components for developers to use. Here, we’ll cover a few tips and tricks that component authors can use to enhance their user extensions.

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Resolution Independent Mobile UI

August 23, 2010 by David Kaneda | 19 Comments »

As device displays become denser and denser, finding the right method for creating resolution independent UI elements will become more and more important. This article shows you how to make your own scalable UI elements for WebKit.

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BlackBerry Torch: The HTML5 Developer Scorecard

August 18, 2010 by Michael Mullany | 10 Comments »

RIM’s latest smart phone, the BlackBerry Torch 9800, just came to market with a first class Webkit browser. We were anxious to run some tests and see how it stacks up.

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Using the Data Package in Sencha Touch

August 17, 2010 by Ed Spencer | 10 Comments »

This tutorial shows how to quickly put together simple components backed by the data package. See how the Model/Store/Proxy ecosystem fits together and how to use Stores with data-aware components, just like in our Sencha Touch Twitter example.

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Ext JS 3.3 Beta 2 Released

August 12, 2010 by Ed Spencer | 23 Comments »

We are pleased to announce the immediate availability of Ext JS 3.3 beta 2. This release addresses a few issues that appeared in the first beta, as well as adding enhancements for the PivotGrid and Calendar components.

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Infinite Ajax Carousel

August 10, 2010 by James Brantly | 9 Comments »

In a forthcoming demo app of a shopping browser, we’ll be showcasing an “infinite carousel”, a new feature of our carousel component that we’ll be releasing as part of Sencha Touch. The major feature of the infinite carousel is active DOM management that keeps the web app within the iPad’s memory limits.

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Announcing Ext JS 3.3 Beta – PivotGrids, Calendars and More

July 28, 2010 by Ed Spencer | 53 Comments »

We are pleased to announce the availability of Ext JS 3.3 beta 1 for immediate download. This release introduces great new Calendar and PivotGrid components, plus over 160 enhancements and bug fixes.

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Ext GWT 2.2 Beta Released

July 21, 2010 by Darrell Meyer | 7 Comments »

The Ext GWT team is happy to announce the availability of Ext GWT 2.2.0 beta. This release brings several improvements and new features. A full change log and online documentation can be found on the download page.

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HTML5 Family: CSS3 Ads Versus Flash Ads

July 20, 2010 by Arne Bech | 56 Comments »

We thought we’d see if you can really duplicate popular Flash ads in HTML5 and CSS3. Take a look at these popular Flash ads and compare them to our CSS3 recreations. It’s a little uncanny.

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