A Rich Internet Application (RIA) is a web application that has many of the characteristics of desktop applications. RIA here typically refers to the .NET RIA Services/WCF RIA Services framework.
Questions tagged [ria]
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What is WCF RIA services?
I hate MSDN's site for WCF RIA services. It does not say what it is, it only says what it does. It says what it can achieve but does not say why I need it.
For example:
"A common problem when developing an
n-tier RIA solution is coordinating
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JavaFX - can it really be deployed in a browser?
I have done some research on JavaFX over the last year, and even built some basic desktop apps with it.
It's described as being used to create RIAs (Rich Internet Application).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Javafx
But can it really be deployed by a…
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Prototype VS jQuery - Strengths and Weaknesses?
I don't want to open another "Yet Another Js VS Js" thread.
I guess, in the end Prototype and jQuery are both JS and have almost the same methods and functions and need almost the same lines of code for identical tasks.
For a real Rich Internet…
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Wicket vs Vaadin
I am torn between Wicket and Vaadin. I am starting a micro-isv and need to make a choice of web framework. I have narrowed down my choices to Wicket and Vaadin. I have used both frameworks and I love them both. however I need to make a choice.
If…
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Client-side image processing
We're building a web-based application that requires heavy image processing. We'd like this processing load to be on the client as much as possible and we'd like to support as much platforms (even mobiles) as much as possible.
Yeah, I know, wishful…
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Does JSONP require server modifications?
I understand that jsonp is a technique to get around the same origin policy. You basically refer to your json serving server endpoint in a script tag, because script tags are exempt from the SO policy.
My question is: Assuming a server has an…
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How do I get a ExtJS 4.1.X Bar Chart with a single bar to show that bar's label properly?
If you try the live code example in the documentation at:
http://docs.sencha.com/ext-js/4-1/#!/api/Ext.chart.series.Bar
More than one label looks beautiful:
data: [
{ 'name': 'metric one', 'data':5 },
{ 'name': 'metric two', 'data':27…
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The dangers of using ExtJS on a big project with RoR?
We are developing a considerably big application using Ruby on Rails framework (CRM system) and are considering to rewrite it to use ExtJS so that Rails would just do the data handling, while ExtJS would do all the browser heavylifting in a…
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What advantages can ScriptSharp bring to my tool kit?
Currently we use jQuery to add RIA goodness to our apps, but recently we have been implementing the Coveo Search engine into our Sharepoint portal and found that ScriptSharp was used in their product. What can ScriptSharp bring to the table?
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What is the difference between Silverlight and XBAP?
What is the difference between Silverlight and XBAP?
Where would you use one vs. the other?
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Alternative "architectural" approaches to javaScript client code?
How is your javaScript code organized? Does it follow patterns like MVC, or something else?
I've been working on a side project for some time now, and the further I get, the more my webpage has turned into a full-featured application. Right now,…
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"Do you want to run this application" JNLP dialog - conditions for the dialog to be shown again
A user is running a JNLP app which is launched from the browser. The *.jar file launched by the JNLP is signed by a Certificate issued by a trusted CA.
For the first time the jar file is launched, the user is asked a question whether he trusts the…
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JavaFX in the wild?
Does anybody know of any real-world web applications based on JavaFX? I'm an experienced Java programmer considering starting a website while I'm not at my day job. I don't have a lot of expertise on the UI side, so I'm looking for the best way to…
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StringLengthAttribute doesn't seem to be working
Here is my Test class with data annotations:
class Test
{
[Required, StringLength(10)]
public string MyProperty { get; set; }
}
Here is my console test program:
class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
var test = new Test {
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How to create a custom "confirm" & pause js execution until user clicks button?
Ok, I'm doing a bunch of RIA/AJAX stuff and need to create a "pretty", custom confirm box which is a DIV (not the built-in javascript confirm). I'm having trouble determining how to accomplish a pause in execution to give the user a chance to accept…
uGard