If you’ve been using GWT in the last few months, you’ve undoubtedly noticed that various browsers have been removing support for classic Dev Mode. This change has been a long time coming. It helps to ensure better performing browsers and…

Guest Blog Post Introduction A common requirement in Sencha Touch is that an application must continue working normally when a device loses its connection to the Internet. Sencha Cmd delivers some great tools that give us everything we need for…

The Layout system is one of the most powerful and unique parts of the Sencha frameworks. Layouts handle the sizing and positioning of every Component in your application, so you don't need to manage those pieces manually. Ext JS and…

In today’s world, users expect to be able to use web applications not only on their desktop computers, but also their mobile devices, which come in all shapes and sizes. The requirement to make an application so adaptive can seem…

Introduction With the introduction of Ext JS 5, we have greatly expanded the capabilities of the Sencha Data Package, which was initially released with Ext JS 4 and Sencha Touch 2. The data package is one of the cornerstones of…

Back in the days when websites were restricted to typical fonts such as Arial, Georgia, Times and so on, fonts were delivered from the user’s machine. Fortunately today, because of HTML5 and CSS3, browsers support embedded web fonts. In this…

Introduction Sencha recently released Ext JS 5, and we have received lots of positive feedback from our customers and community. Beyond the addition of tablet support, MVVM and many awesome new features, we really wanted to prove that Ext JS…

Guest Blog Post Introduction Deft JS is a community-driven library of useful building blocks that enable teams to rapidly develop large-scale applications using Sencha Ext JS. The primary goals of Deft JS are to promote modularity, reusability and testability. Deft…

Variable Heights in Grid Rows by Seth Lemmons Grid rows often maintain the same height throughout your grid. However, this may not always be the case, depending on the data you provide for the grid cells to consume. Under most…