complete noob: minimalist having issues

[dxm]

hey everyone,

thanks for clicking in, dont be too harsh
a friend of mine told me about this framework and it looks great
i download and realize its almost 20mb of files, which seems kinda heavy
so im trying to get started with minimal file copying, and thats not really working
so then i copy the entire directory and create my html file in the docs folder and its a little further along
i add an iframe (which i dont want to do) and it actually gets past the loading graphic

but all of that seems a little excessive

do i need an iframe to be named 'main'?
do i need 20mb of files to get started with this?

[crafter]

Take your friend out to dinner. The framework's great!

Seriously though, your questions are very common on this forum (and they were mine as well when I started out).

You don't need 20M of code. The downloaded package comes complete with source and examples and documentation.

Look here : http://extjs.com/learn.

There are nice links to get you started.

Then, relook at your starting poin. A great place is the online docs that is included in the download.

Do this:
1. Download the package.
2. Copy to your web server root (example to '/webroot/ext' directory)
3. In your browser, type: http://mydomain/ext/docs/
4. Enjoy
5. Come back and teach us.

[fernando]

I'll second that the framework is great!

Really high quality stuff.

the basics you need to get going are the ext-all (debug version for development), an adapter module (there are several:
http://extjs.com/learn/Ext_FAQ#What_other_libraries_are_required_to_run_Ext.3F)
and if you want to get fancy you will need the ext-all.css, and the 'images' folder (inside resources).