Return-Path: Delivered-To: apmail-xml-cocoon-users-archive@xml.apache.org Received: (qmail 80967 invoked by uid 500); 12 Feb 2003 16:22:20 -0000 Mailing-List: contact cocoon-users-help@xml.apache.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk list-help: list-unsubscribe: list-post: Reply-To: cocoon-users@xml.apache.org Delivered-To: mailing list cocoon-users@xml.apache.org Received: (qmail 80929 invoked from network); 12 Feb 2003 16:22:19 -0000 Message-ID: <3E4A74BB.50206@isisnetworks.net> Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2003 11:22:19 -0500 From: Ryan Hoegg User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.0; en-US; rv:1.0.0) Gecko/20020530 X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: cocoon-users@xml.apache.org Subject: Re: sample web-app too complex? References: <20030203130618.GB4514@bremen.dvs1.informatik.tu-darmstadt.de> <20030212155608.GB3531@fztig938.bank.dresdner.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Spam-Rating: daedalus.apache.org 1.6.2 0/1000/N Michael Melhem wrote: >Hi Christian, I was actually thinking that we could provide a new >build target that would build a hello-world.war and would contain >only one or two simple samples. > >The object of this hello-world.war would be demonstrate the basic >features/ideas behind Cocoon without getting bogged down on details. >Just something simple with extra documentation so that newbies can get >ther handes dirty real quick. > >So instead of having X number of generators|transformers|serializers >being declared in the components section, we would have one or two >of each which would make things much easier to follow. We would also >have only one or two pipelines using say a basic file generator >to transform an xml file to HTML etc. I think at a minimum the webapp >would aslo need to show basic use of actions views.. > >With the current complexity of the webapp Im afraid that perhaps a lot >of new users might not be able to see the "forrest for the trees". > >Does anyone else see value in this? > Good idea Michael, I have been trying to get my head around Cocoon for a couple months now, without biting the bullet and devoting a solid week to it. This approach hasn't been successful yet. I think your idea may help a lot. I would like to put in a request that you include a simple example using a custom generator instead of a flat XML file. The reason is that I am coming from a servlet / JSP / struts background instead of a HTML / PHP / whatever background. I want to use Cocoon as a platform for web applications more than multi-platform publishing. Thanks, Ryan Hoegg ISIS Networks http://www.isisnetworks.net --------------------------------------------------------------------- Please check that your question has not already been answered in the FAQ before posting. To unsubscribe, e-mail: For additional commands, e-mail: