Re: How'd They Do That?

.jsp pages are simply Java Server Pages.  They are roughlu equivalent to all
the other server side scripting pages such as ASP, PHP, Perl, etc.  The
moveable boxes are all done on the client side using that crazy Javascript.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris Harris" <chris.harris(at)corenetworks.com>
To: "HWG Techniques (E-mail)" <hwg-techniques(at)hwg.org>
Sent: Friday, February 09, 2001 7:58 AM
Subject: RE: How'd They Do That?


> After looking at the page on Chuck's request, I have to agree that it is
> really cool and definitely a great use of the technology. I did notice
that
> after digging around that they are using .jsp pages (Java server pages).
So
> I was wondering if anyone has used jsp's and what the difference is? Do
they
> work better? Do they allow you do perform more robust tasks such as the
> moveable, resizable windows or are they just another way of serving up the
> content and the javascript/CSS behind the scenes is responsible for the
cool
> features?
>
> Any thoughts/comments would be greatly appreciated as I'm in the process
of
> trying to find some new technologies or uses of the existing technologies
to
> incorporate into our product.
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Chris
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael Heliker [mailto:Michael.Heliker(at)ncrel.org]
> Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2001 5:11 PM
> To: HWG Techniques (E-mail); 'Chuck Evans'
> Subject: RE: How'd They Do That?
>
>
> I think it might be flash.
>
> not sure, though.
>
> ----------------------------------
> Michael Heliker
> Technical Specialist
> North Central Regional Educational Laboratory
> 630-649-6588
> michael.heliker(at)ncrel.org
> http://www.ncrel.org
> ----------------------------------
>
> > ----------
> > From: Chuck Evans
> > Sent: Thursday, February 8, 2001 12:16 PM
> > To: HWG Techniques (E-mail)
> > Subject: How'd They Do That?
> >
> > http://www3.gartner.com/Init
> >
> > I know how the dropdown menus work, but I'm fascinated by the movable,
> > hide-able, and most importantly, RE-SIZABLE boxes on the page. I can
guess
> > that the moving and hiding are Layers behaviors, but re-sizing? How is
> > this
> > done? Can someone point me to a tutorial on learning how to do it? Or,
> > maybe
> > even does Dreamweaver 5 let you do this stuff automatically?
> >
> > And it even works in NN 4.7!
> >
> > Questions, questions. Thanks in advance for any insight.
> >
> > Chuck Evans
> > Captura, Inc.
> > (425) 803-6455
> > http://www.captura.com
> >
> >
>

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