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I want to do automated testing of DevExpress control.
I have found some frameworks like guia, NUnitForm etc. but they all are for standard WPF controls.
Is there any other framework which can help me to test DevExpress control?
If you are using the DevExpress XAF framework, then DevExpress provide EasyTests. There is some evidence that you could get EasyTests working with non-XAF applications - I'd ask in the Support Center.
Another option: DevExpress have recently launched TestCafe which is definitely worth a look, but I don't have any experience with it yet. It is commercial software, but there is a free evaluation available. It is not XAF-specific (nor even DevExpress-specific) and can target any web application.
You can also use Selenium. It's not very easy because the DevExpress controls are complex and it's sometimes hard to find the right element to click on. Also, since a lot of AJAX calls take place you end up with a lot of waitForElementPresent() and so forth. For instance, your code might end up looking like this
selenium.type("xpath=//input[contains(#id,'_xaf_dviUserName_Edit_I')]", username);
selenium.type("xpath=//input[contains(#id,'_xaf_dviPassword_Edit_I')]", "");
selenium.click("Logon_PopupActions_Menu_DXI0_T");
That example is taken from my blog post about automating testing against DevExpress expressAppFramework. I use the Firefox Selenium-IDE plugin to help find working syntax and then write scripts accordingly.
Finally, a commercial product called Ranorex claims to support DevExpress controls. I do not have any experience of it.
You can also use Microsoft Coded UI Tests. Disadvantage is that you need Universal-Licence of DevExpress and at least Visual Studio (2012) Premium. Works fine in your projects.
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May be this question is not appropriate for this forum , but i tried a lot on google but didnt found any good book for YUI3 for begineers except cookbook.
I need help, thats why i am posting.
I am looking for a good book or tutorial (except YUI3 library) that explains complete website development using YUI for front end and spring framework for server coding. It it includes a complete project like building any forum or e-commerce site , it will be very helpful for me.
Thanks, and apologies if i posted asked something wrong on this forum,
If you ever did some web project using jquery, I recommand the javascript Rosetta stone for documentation
The tutorials in YUI3 library are also a good way to learn the basics
However, it was announced that active development by Yahoo! would end. So it's up to you if you want to start with a framework that could be no longer maintained
For YUI3 there are some nice videos on youtube. Actually playlists by the YUI3 team members. They are good in understanding the architecture of YUI framework. Also if you google you can find a good book online named 'YUI3 cookbook'. That is also a good read. I am also new to JS and YUI3. I am also going to read JS book 'Javascript the good parts'.
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I'm very new to ASP.NET and creating web pages, my previous experience has all been creating WinForms apps. I am having a bit of a rough time just getting the layout of pages the way I want. Whereas I have been used to just dragging and dropping controls exactly where I wanted them on a Windows Form, the VWD development environment for ASP pages seems very fragmented to me with its master pages, content pages, CSS files etc.
What I'd like to know is are there any add-ins or design programs that could greatly simplify designing web pages, so that I can get on with the code behind aspect of my site, rather than spending so long simply trying to get the presentation right?
Well, I can understand moving from WInForms to the Web can be confusing at first.
It's all about understanding HTML and in particular the flow of elements combined with CSS.
There are some tools around (Even visual studio in design mode), but they usually create crappy HTML or a lot of fixed layouts that will not do well on tablets, phones etc.
If you are new, focus on MVC and getting a framework (Example Twitter Bootstrap http://getbootstrap.com/2.3.2/) should get you up and running quite quickly.
For more info about positioning:
http://www.barelyfitz.com/screencast/html-training/css/positioning
#Pleun made a good comment about using Twitter Bootstrap and ASP.NET-MVC. I'd like to add to it that there is a good library that ties these two together even further:
TwitterBootstrapMVC
You end up writing even less code compare to what you'd have to write. The whole experience indeed becomes similar to drag and drop.
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My company is smaller. So unfortunately, we don't have the budget to afford a good (or bad) UI designer/developer. So we do programmer's UI. As you can imagine, it gets us by but it's not good at all.
Well what I'm looking for is a good resource that shows or explains how to have good layout and intuitive control placement in an Web app (or even Desktop app). Are there any tutorials or web sites that any of you would suggest?
If you need some help about software UI , Apple wrote this doc', i think it could be a good beginning :
http://developer.apple.com/library/mac/#documentation/UserExperience/Conceptual/AppleHIGuidelines/XHIGIntro/XHIGIntro.html%23//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP30000894-TP6
More generally you can also throw a look at these websites : http://sixrevisions.com/usabilityaccessibility/20-websites-to-help-you-master-user-interface-design/
http://dzineblog.com/2010/03/best-user-interface-design-resources-the-round-up.html
Read up on Information Architecture. This will give you some understand behind the science of UX/UI which will in turn help you design your UI. I am a programmer myself, and have only read a few books but I now understand the impact of design. Especially since to your users, the UI is the application.
For example, there are some defined ways on which a user interacts with a site - browse, search, and interactive. A site should accomodate all because each user has different preferences.
IA Institute Reading List
The Humane Interface - this book can get very detailed talking about how many clicks someone has to do to perform a task, but this makes a huge impact if they have to do it all day long!
When it comes to design and UI then you should take a look at Microsoft's Toolbox site. It helps you learn the design principles and do design practicals using Microsoft Expression Studio (a UI prototyping tool). Check out the site here: Microsoft Design Toolbox
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I'm a programmer at heart. I am not great at UI development and it takes 90% of my time.
I'm wondering if there is a UI framework which uses only CSS and no JavaScript. I found http://www.gantry-framework.org but it seems to be targeted at Joomla and Wordpress.
Any suggestions will be very welcome. It will help me with my development.
Thanks.
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I'm looking for a framework that allows me to easily design and deploy a user interface for my website. Something that reduces the time it takes to make them manually.
I'm not looking to make effects or other special stuff like modal windows etc. (I use Qooxdoo and jQuery UI for advanced UI). Just basic layout and nice looks.
Check out http://purecss.io/. It's a Yahoo project.
There are CSS frameworks available to use, if that's what you're interested in:
960 Grid
YAML
BlueprintCSS
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pls recommend good resources/books to start learning jquery with asp.net
You don't need books. There are so many good tutorials on the web.
First you should start by reading the info at jQuery.com. Start with "Getting started with jQuery".
Then you can have a look at other tutorials. Here are some good ones:
- jQuery UI
- Learninig jQuery
- www.webdesignerwall.com
jQuery is platform independent. So it doesn't matter if you are coding in PHP or .NET.
I'm currently reading jQuery In Action and I find it easy to read with great examples.
There are other questions on SO that provide many other resources.
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/881002/jquery-resources
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Tekpub has a great JQuery series.
http://tekpub.com/preview/jquery
If you also need to learn Java Script (not just JQuery), then check out the Head First series of books. The Java Script book is awesome.
http://headfirstlabs.com/books/hfjs/
The jquery tutorial here is helpful for learing how to manipulate DOM elements using jQuery, but the ajax section of the tutorial assumes you are using PHP:
http://docs.jquery.com/Tutorials:Getting_Started_with_jQuery
Here are several free resources for using jquery for ajax with asp.net:
http://www.misfitgeek.com/2011/05/calling-web-service-page-methods-with-jquery/
http://www.seoasp.net/post/2008/07/16/jQuery-To-Call-ASPNET-Page-Methods-and-Web-Services.aspx
http://www.west-wind.com/weblog/posts/2008/Apr/21/jQuery-AJAX-calls-to-a-WCF-REST-Service
http://encosia.com/using-jquery-to-consume-aspnet-json-web-services/