Newbie needs advice on becoming familiar with ExtJS

[ScriptIgniter]

Hello all! This is my first post.

After searching some JavaScript GUIs for web applications, I've chosen ExtJS as my primary UI framework. But I am a jQuery developer, I like it and even have experience, but somehow I don't wish to use jQuery's UI.

I know there are hundreds of tutorials and docs, but I prefer advice from experienced users. My situation is so: I want to use ExtJS's widgets with jQuery.

Can you advice from where to start? What are best practices of this two?

Thanks to all, Dave

[shibubh]

check this

http://extjs.com/learn/Ext_Getting_Started#What_is_the_proper_include_order_for_my_JavaScript_files.3F

[mankz]

I'd advice you to go all in for Ext. Trying to use both technologies will only slow you down in the long run. Ext does everything JQuery does, and while there is no technical reason you can't combine them, I don't think there is anything to gain either.

If you have experience with JQuery it shouldn't be hard at all for you to pick up the syntactical differences.

Good luck! :)

[ScriptIgniter]

check this

http://extjs.com/learn/Ext_Getting_Started#What_is_the_proper_include_order_for_my_JavaScript_files.3F

I know that order but what does "(or your choice of files)" exactly mean? How I must include widget files? from build folder in SDK or others?

[jay@moduscreate.com]

I say picking up that book "Ext JS In Action" might be a good idea ;)

[shibubh]

check out this simple sample

[ScriptIgniter]

But it's a combination of ExtJS with jQuery UI :)

I dont need jQuery UI, I just need to combine ext widgets with jquery dom manipulation. :)

If there are some best practices, tell me about them please :)

[tryanDLS]

I believe you can do all the DOM manipulation you need with Ext. There's no reason to have the weight of both libraries unless you're working with legacy jQuery code.