There is a need for a simple Alfresco Client where a normal user can do their "homework"
WebScripts are a nice technology to solve the prob. on the serverside
ExtJS or Flex are apparently the best clientside technology
Ok, but why do we need 4 different approaches (perhaps 3, because steve's Flex client is not based on ExtJs)? We all want to reach the same, perhaps with a different main focus, but the goal is to provide a simple to use and smart RIA Client for Alfresco, or not? Why don't we combine our efforts? At least docasu and opsoro appear to me as twins. Opsoro has a preview, tag & category browser and a My Alfresco Portal, docasu has the missing write access methods like createFolder, checkIn, checkOut, a Clipboard, Favorites… Why doesn't Alfresco jump on the bandwagon? my 2cents…feedback highly welcome, Jan
Whatever client I try I find several details that are representing showstoppers for a real serious project. So I really wonder what client is used in real-world projects…
Don't know about others, but I can confirm that Jibe framework is used successfully to build applications in real-world projects.
FlexSpaces is being used in real world projects (that I know about) With the recently release version (0.9), FlexSpaces is now more complete. (CMIS Spaces and FlexibleShare are less complete)
Don't know about others, but I can confirm that Jibe framework is used successfully to build applications in real-world projects. http://jibeframework.org
I have not seen the Jibe yet - only read on the project page and that seemed to be just a framework and not a ready-to-use client. Is that true?
FlexSpaces is being used in real world projects (that I know about) With the recently release version (0.9), FlexSpaces is now more complete. http://forge.alfresco.com/projects/flexspaces/
I gave it a quick try and I could not get it to work with Alfresco Labs 3.1. Should this work?
Tested FlexSpaces 0.9 with Alfresco Labs 3 final/stable (did they rename it 3.1?) Should work with 3.1 Enterprise and 3.2 Lab previews. Main thing is to get the webscripts installed via importing the integratedsemantics.zip (and then restart server or refresh webscript registration), and configure client FlexSpacesConfig.xml. For more support on getting it installed / working use the FlexSpaces forum http://forge.alfresco.com/forum/?group_id=149 and I will help you out.
Don't know about others, but I can confirm that Jibe framework is used successfully to build applications in real-world projects. http://jibeframework.org
I have not seen the Jibe yet - only read on the project page and that seemed to be just a framework and not a ready-to-use client. Is that true?
Yes, Jibe is a framework, but there is also a Reference application which demonstrates capabilities of the framework itself. Reference application is a perfectly capable Repository client with a quite a lot of content management features implemented which are accessible via context sensitive menus and by using drag and drop.
