Bindows Blog

Get IntelliJ Idea FREE for 6 months, then 20% off the regular price!0
Ran posted in Developing in Bindows, Special Pricing on April 17th, 2008

IntelliJ IDEA by JetBrains is an intelligent Java IDE. The Bindows plugin for IntelliJ IDEA significantly enhance and expedite the development process. This editor has in itself an impressive array of features tailored specifically for Bindows programmers.

Now, Bindows customers can get IntelliJ Idea FREE for 6 months (including subscription for updates). After the six months you can purchase it and get a 20% discount off the regular price!

If you are a Bindows customer, email sales@bindows.net for your IntelliJ Idea IDE and Bindows plugin (please specify your development platform: Windows, Mac OS X, Linux) and we will email you the coupon code.

For more details:
http://www.bindows.net/documentation/tools/intellij_plugin/

A link to the IntelliJ Ajax page: http://www.jetbrains.com/idea/features/ajax.html

And a link to the announcement on the IntelliJ blog:
http://blogs.jetbrains.com/idea/2008/04/weapon-of-choice-for-ajax-developers/

BarracudaDrive for Linksys NSLU2 (includes Bindows)0
Ran posted in Uncategorized on March 27th, 2008

Real Time Logic (RTL) released a free for non-commercial use version of its user-friendly personal server stack. The BarracudaDrive release runs on the “Unslung” Linux distribution available for Linksys’s NSLU2 storage server, and includes a lightweight, dynamic development environment supporting AJAX.

BarracudaDrive V3.9 is a Linux-compatible secure application server assembled from selected plugins used in the Barracuda Embedded Web Server. Designed for personal and home use, it provides remote file management and enables the loading and starting of auxiliary applications, says RTL. An NSLU2 equipped with BarracudaDrive and external USB flash memory for storing database files provides an application server that is virtually maintenance free, claims the company.

BarracudaDrive includes RTL’s Lua integrated scripting language and Lua Server Pages (LSP) technology, which is described as a lighter, faster, more modular alternative to PHP. Developers can use LSP to customize existing applications and write their own. BarracudaDrive also provides an integrated SQLite database engine for creating applications such as its supplied content management system (CMS).

The server also includes the Bindows framework for developing Ajax applications with an event-handler that updates client-side DHTML applications without requiring constant polling. This minimizes network usage, says the company, while still allowing access through corporate firewalls.

Read more at http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS6378137616.html
and here: http://barracudadrive.net/blog/2008/03/BarracudaDrive-for-Linksys-NSLU2

Bindows 4.0 (beta-2) - Released0
Ran posted in Beta Programs, BindowsFaces, Developing in Bindows on February 27th, 2008

This version includes two major additions: a completely redesigned menu system, and exciting new looks (using new themes).

Many users asked us to update the looks of Bindows
(”…being powerful and complete is not enough, we also want great looks!“)

Well - you talked and we listened!

The new themes are here - cool new looks (that you can freely modify), including full support for rounded corners.
For more details on this exciting version: CLICK here.

Here is a screenshot of one of the new themes included in Bindows 4 (click to see in full size):

To join the 4.0 beta program, please contact sales@bindows.net

Bindows Gauges in an Embedded Server0
Ran posted in Bindows Gauges on February 25th, 2008

Cool demo application by Real Time Logic, using Bindows gauges.

Click and enjoy the ride

Bindows Gauges - Screenshots of Live Applications0
Ran posted in Bindows Gauges on February 7th, 2008

One of the first users of our Bindows gauges shared with us few screenshots of Bindows gauges he modified, and is using in live applications - enjoy
CLICK to enlarge:

To learn more about our FREE Bindows Ajax Gauges Library, go to: http://www.bindows.net/free_gauges/

To post screenshots, or links to your site showing use of Bindows gauges, please email me at ran@bindows.net.

Bindows 4 beta & BindowsFaces beta - Updated0
Ran posted in Beta Programs, BindowsFaces, Developing in Bindows on December 20th, 2007

New, updated packages for Bindows 4 beta and BindowsFaces beta were released today.

Changes include:

* Actions: General improvements and clarification of the Actions API
* Actions: Actions are now resposible for creating their own threads
* Actions: Threads were extracted and exposed in the API
* Actions: Adding BiLoaderAction
* BiGauge2: Several minor improvements
* Minor adjustments and fixes

Latest version is beta 0712.

Update: 2 New Bindows Gauges & Digital Value Labels2
Ran posted in Bindows Gauges on December 14th, 2007

Our FREE Bindows Ajax Gauges library has been updated!
http://www.bindows.net/free_gauges/

* 2 brand new gauges (vertical gauge, time clock)

* Live digital value label added to several gauges - fully tweakable by you!

* And, some bug fixes

Let us know what you think (please comment below, or email us ran@bindows.net).

SOS (Search our Sites)0
Ran posted in Uncategorized on December 6th, 2007

Three New Products from the Bindows Folks - InfoWorld Review0
Ran posted in Beta Programs, Bindows Gauges, Bindows in the News, BindowsFaces, Developing in Bindows, In the press, JavaScript on December 1st, 2007

Read the excellent review in InfoWorld by Martin Heller (Strategic Developer).
InfoWorld Review.

The review covers our release of three new products: Bindows gauges library toolkit, BindowsFaces, and the Bindows 4.0 Beta.

Regarding Bindows FREE gauges library toolkit - InfoWorld appreciates the facts that the toolkit is completely free, and comes with a gauge wizard and a free subset of the Bindows Ajax library. The gauges are done with vector graphics and are fast enough to be used for soft real-time displays. Try it out online yourself.

The BindowsFaces library, as you might guess from the name, brings Bindows-based Ajax capabilities to Java through JSF. It’s for Java Faces programmers who’d prefer not to get their hands dirty with JavaScript or go through a compilation step. Martin quotes us “BindowsFaces is better than GWT or Oracle ADF.” Obviously, we are biased

Moving on to Bindows 4.0 beta “probably makes Bindows the most advanced professional Ajax framework in the market,” according to the Meriazes. One of primary design goal of Bindows 4.0 is to add the “ability to define a fully working application without writing a single line of JavaScript.” To join the 4.0 beta program, contact sales@bindows.net.

Thanks Martin for a great review!

Bindows 4.0 (beta)0
Ran posted in Beta Programs, BindowsFaces, Developing in Bindows, JavaScript on November 30th, 2007

Bindows™ 4.0 (beta) introduces the ability to define a fully working application without writing a single line of JavaScript.
This version introduces several several new concepts along with hundreds of improvements and bug fixes. Some of the main features in this version are:

* Actions - managed asynchronous execution threads
* Name Scopes - makes creating reusable components a breeze
* ADF XML - Custom classes can be defined in pure ADF XML, both UI and simple business logic.
* BindowsFaces™ - enabling JSF to produce full Bindows applications.

Beta Program
To join the 4.0 beta program, please contact sales@bindows.net

Read all about it: http://www.bindows.net/documentation/40/

BindowsFaces(TM)0
Ran posted in BindowsFaces, Developing in Bindows, JavaScript on November 30th, 2007

BindowsFaces is a components library that enables programmers create powerful Ajax web applications using Java - through JSF.

Use BindowsFaces if you are:
* Developers creating enterprise strength web applications.
* Java developers that do not want to engage in JavaScript “hacking”.
* Bindows programmers that want to expand into and leverage JSF technologies.

Why use BindowsFaces
* Most JSF based frameworks in the market provide the client side components as an afterthought - their client side is quite weak.

* BindowsFaces provides Java developers with a market leading client-side component model, built from the ground up with TRUE object-oriented Ajax.

* Bindows is famous for being full, rich and mature (probably the richest Ajax framework). Bindows also provides the best in market support for developing Section-508 accessible web applications.

Benefits

1. BindowsFaces shields the developer from the complexities of JavaScipt cross-browser programming.

2. BindowsFaces enables you to create full fledged Bindows applications using only JSF.

3. The Bindows legacy provides you with access to the most robust, mature and rich Ajax components (the richest components library) on the market.

4. You (the developer) have full control of how to distribute execution loads between the client and the server. Let the client do 99% of the work - drastically reduce server load and bandwidth utilization.

5. Creation of the client application can be fully automated by the use of XML.

6. Utilize industry standard Java development tools featuring code completion, unit testing etc.

7. The underlying Ajax library is object oriented - very similar to Java and Swing which should make the transition swift and painless for a large portion of the developer community around the world.

8. Cross-browser compatibility and zero-foorprint.

9. Enables an application flow on the client side with actions and events. No need to send an entire HTML page just to change one pice of data.

10. We use true Ajax! No hidden frames…

TERMS:
* To run the BindowsFaces you need Bindows 4.0 (beta).
* The BindowsFaces package is provided FREE of charge, without any warranty and without any commitment for support.

For more information, please goto: http://www.bindows.net/BindowsFaces/

Bindows FREE Gauges Library0
Ran posted in Bindows Gauges, Developing in Bindows, JavaScript on November 30th, 2007

We are proud to release the Bindows gauges library toolkit.

You can use the library to add vector-graphics based, Ajax-enabled gauges to any HTML page. The Bindows free gauges toolkit includes:
* A set of predefined sample gauges.
* An online wizard to easily create and personalize your gauge.
* A non exclusive licence to freely use and distribute gauges based on the library.
* A lightweigth Bindows™ distribution, tailored for use with this library.

The gauge library has been tested with Firefox 2.0.0.9 and IE 5.5+.

The package is provided free of charge, without any warranty and without any commitment for support.

Check it out at Bindows Ajax Gauges Library.

Sample of two Bindows gauges - CLICK the gauges to see them live (moving) and notice that the clock always shows your local time

BeDesk Social Desktop (OpenSource) – Powered by Bindows0
Ran posted in Bindows Clients, Collective Intelligence, Developing in Bindows on November 23rd, 2007

Oh!STUDIO Media Solutions (our Bindows partner in Argentina) created BeDesk, an open source project of a social desktop powered by Bindows.

The vision is creating a global cross-device interface using the Bindows framework.

The project mission is to develop interfaces, using the most powerful APIs, and integrating them in a multiple windows environment – providing users with the best functionalities in the Internet.

Those interfaces will be service oriented for collaborative use across BeDesk desktops (webtops actually)

Visit http://code.google.com/p/bedesk to download the code and access the Trunk, and join the group in http://groups.google.com/group/bedesk.

Grup65 Bindows Case Study - From Desktop to Webtop0
Ran posted in Developing in Bindows on November 12th, 2007

"We used Bindows to port our complex desktop application to a rich, zero-footprint webtop application. We did not lose anything and we added a lot!"

Albert Oliva Suàrez, Technical Director of Grup65 S.L.

Grup65 is a Spanish software house specializing in databases, web software development and design, e commerce, CAD and architecture.

Read the case study at http://www.bindows.net/case/.

InfiView 1.5 beta Released0
Ran posted in Beta Programs, Developing in Bindows, InfiView on October 14th, 2007

We are proud to release InfiView 1.5 beta.

This version contains several major new features and improvements:

* Auto Grouping - CLICK for details and demos

* Layouts - CLICK for details and demos

* Layers - CLICK for details and demos

* Polygonal Edges - CLICK for a demo

* Moving Edges - CLICK for a demo

* Printing - ability to print the contents of a viewport.

* Documentation (Improved and comprehensive API, many sample applications, XML Schema contains documentation from the API that can be viewed while editing XML)

For a comprehensive description of the new features click here - InfiView 1.5 beta

To join the beta program, please contact sales@bindows.net.

Plugin competition prizes0
Ran posted in Developing in Bindows on September 25th, 2007

A few days ago JetBrains launched their second annual The IntelliJ IDEA Plugin Contest.

They are giving away over $15,000 in cash and $42,000 in software licenses, including Bindows licenses.

Seven of the best plugins for IntelliJ IDEA will be awarded with cool cash prizes and free software licenses packs. Also, every participant will receive a cool commemorative T-shirt.

For details, visit the IntelliJ IDEA plugins homepage at http://plugins.intellij.net.

The contest kicked off September 17 and will run until December 21, 2007.

Time to jump in and start coding!

SD Times article on InfiView 1.50
Ran posted in Bindows in the News, In the press, InfiView on September 6th, 2007

Adding to an Infinite View, MB Technologies boosts InfiView with Google Maps integration

SD Times published on September 5, 2007 a detailed review of the coming InfiView 1.5, by Jeff Feinman.

http://www.sdtimes.com/article/latestnews-20070901-05.html

InfoWorld review of InfiView0
Ran posted in Bindows in the News, InfiView on August 8th, 2007

Bindows-based platform offers powerful interactive capabilities to developers.

A detailed review, on InfoWorld, by By Martin Heller, published in InfoWorld, on August 08, 2007.

Link to the InfoWorld article

Bindows Site Updates0
Ran posted in Bindows Global Partnership Program, Developing in Bindows on August 7th, 2007

* New US Partners

* New plugin for IntelliJ IDE - now can be used on Windows, Mac and Linux.

* Cool new demos by Skypoet - read and try the Bindows Animation Dashboard and the Bindows Rounded Corners demos.

Bindows IntelliJ Plugin Update2
support posted in Developing in Bindows on July 27th, 2007

The Bindows Plugin is an indispensable addition to all Bindows developers that use JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA code editor. See my previous blog for more information.
We have just released beta 3 of the plugin and it has many advantages over the first version. So let me tell you about all the nice new features that have been added.

Support for Bindows 3.0
The code completion for Bindows ADFs has been updated to reflect the API changes of Bindows 3.0 and many other improvements have been made to the schema.

Cross platform support
The plugin can now be used in both Mac OS X and Windows environments with Linux support soon to follow. On the Mac I noticed something really cool today that we might put into an upcoming version. If you have Parallels installed with Windows, you will be able to launch your Bindows application in Internet Explorer in Coherence Mode from within IntelliJ IDEA. So you are not just limited to Firefox.

Easier to setup
You no longer have to care about where the plugin jar file is installed as you don’t have to include the logging library manually in your application. This is all done for you behind the scenes when debug mode is active. Just activate debug mode and you will be able to use those BiLog.out statements.

Live templates included
We now have several Live Templates bundled with the plugin. With the help of Live Templates you can create classes, ADFs, event handlers etc. in the blink of an eye. JetBrains added a feature that enables us to access the current class and method from within the Live Template. For example; the template called blog2 prints the following:

BiLog.out("L:15 ClassName:methodName: " + "message");

All you have to type is the message.

And more…There are also many small improvements and bug fixes such as, pause button, server port option with automatic client side matching, support for multiple IntelliJ IDEA instances renamable Bindows distributions, UI rearrangements and more.

Visit our plugin page at Plugin page.

You should also check out the release notes upon new versions here: Release Notes.

Johan Lund - The Bindows Team