Using ZK Borderlayout"

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===A Quick Intro to Border Layout===
 
===A Quick Intro to Border Layout===
 
The borderlayout divides a page into five sections: North, East, Center, West, South.
 
The borderlayout divides a page into five sections: North, East, Center, West, South.
[[Image: ZKEssentials_Layout_BorderLayout.png]]
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===Why Use Borderlayout===
 
===Why Use Borderlayout===

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Using ZK Border Layout

Suppose in our shopping cart application, we have the following requirements:

  • Product View - A table displaying the available products to purchase
  • Shopping Cart View - A list of items placed in the shopping cart
  • Order View - A record of all the orders placed

ZKEssentials Layout Wireframe.png

A Quick Intro to Border Layout

The borderlayout divides a page into five sections: North, East, Center, West, South. ZKEssentials Layout BorderFrames.png

Why Use Borderlayout

Border Layout stands out as the obvious choice because it supports:

  • splittable, so we could adjust the dimensions of the views by dragging the splitters.
  • collapsible, so views could be collapsed to make room for other views.


Using the Borderlayout, we could outline the shopping cart application like the following:
ZKEssentials Layout Borders.png




Last Update : 2010/10/20

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