How to Layout Components"
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|| Overlay | || Overlay | ||
|| Stack contents up in a fixed area on the same page | || Stack contents up in a fixed area on the same page | ||
| − | || | + | || [http://www.zkoss.org/zkdemo/tabbox Tabbox] |
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|| Folding | || Folding | ||
|| Allow "show and hide" for contents dependent on other contents | || Allow "show and hide" for contents dependent on other contents | ||
| − | || | + | || [http://www.zkoss.org/zkdemo/grid/hierarchy Hierarchical Grid], [http://www.zkoss.org/zkdemo/grid/master_detail Master Detail], |
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|| Pop-up | || Pop-up | ||
|| Allow contents contained in an area to be evoked on top of its parent page with its position adjustable | || Allow contents contained in an area to be evoked on top of its parent page with its position adjustable | ||
| − | || | + | || [http://www.zkoss.org/zkdemo/window/modal_dialog Modal Window], [http://www.zkoss.org/zkdemo/menu/pop-ups Pop-ups], |
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|| Collapsible / Closable | || Collapsible / Closable | ||
|| Allow contents to be hidden so page space is disclosed | || Allow contents to be hidden so page space is disclosed | ||
| − | || | + | || [http://www.zkoss.org/zkdemo/layout/business_portal Portal Layout], [http://www.zkoss.org/zkdemo/layout/border_layout Border Layout] |
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|| Splittable | || Splittable | ||
|| Allow the contents area size to be adjustable | || Allow the contents area size to be adjustable | ||
| − | || | + | || [http://www.zkoss.org/zkdemo/layout/splitter Splitter], [http://www.zkoss.org/zkdemo/layout/border_layout Border Layout] |
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Taking Web Pages to a Higher Dimension with Ajax
The content in a static web page is bounded by its page size and its layout; introducing new information to a static web page means redirecting to a new page. With Ajax, new information and presentation could be dynamically loaded onto a page by replacing pieces of the existing DOM elements, making an Ajax enabled web page analogous to having a higher order of dimension then a traditional HTML page. A clear illustration of that is the tabs (Tabbox) widget, which allows document content to be stacked up in an area with fixed size on a single page. In the table below, we summarize the Ajax elements enabling us to this additional degrees of freedom in page layout:
| Ajax Element | Usage | Demo |
|---|---|---|
| Overlay | Stack contents up in a fixed area on the same page | Tabbox |
| Folding | Allow "show and hide" for contents dependent on other contents | Hierarchical Grid, Master Detail, |
| Pop-up | Allow contents contained in an area to be evoked on top of its parent page with its position adjustable | Modal Window, Pop-ups, |
| Collapsible / Closable | Allow contents to be hidden so page space is disclosed | Portal Layout, Border Layout |
| Splittable | Allow the contents area size to be adjustable | Splitter, Border Layout |
ZK offers a variety of layouts that incorporates these elements to bring flexible layout to meet the demands of building diverse web applications.
Please refer to the following references for these ZK components:
- Border Layout
- Portal Layout
- Column Layout
- Table Layout
- Tab Box
- Group Box
- Vlayout
- Hlayout