Ultra Light Client Guide and Reference


Table of Contents

  • Notices
  • Trademarks
  • About this book
  • Who this book is for
  • Conventions used in this book
  • Tell us what you think
  • What's new
  • What's new in ULC
  • What's new in this guide

  • User's Guide

  • Overview of ULC
  • Half objects
  • How the UI Engine works
  • Setting up ULC
  • What you need for ULC desktop workstations
  • Setting up Java support
  • Setting up the sample ULC HTTP server
  • Configuring Internet Explorer for ULC
  • Configuring Netscape Navigator for ULC
  • Running ULC components
  • Using the UI Engine
  • Running the UI Engine as a standalone application
  • Running the UI Engine as an applet
  • Running UI Engine as a helper application
  • UI Engine command options
  • Using the sample ULC HTTP server
  • Using Application Controller
  • About building ULC applications
  • How ULC compares with common widget protocol
  • ULC class overview
  • The simple widgets
  • ULC layout
  • ULC layout design tips
  • Using layout widgets
  • Shells
  • About model-based widgets
  • Using models with model-based widgets
  • ULC and Server Smalltalk
  • Opening new ULC views
  • Handling Strings in ULC applications
  • Running applications in Compatibility Mode
  • Migrating to Unicode
  • Enabling national language support in ULC applications
  • Differences between ULC and standard VisualAge NLS mechanisms
  • Implementing NLS support for ULC applications
  • Building ULC applications visually
  • Visual composition pitfalls in ULC
  • Using ULC visual parts
  • Defining layout
  • Adding widgets
  • Setting layout properties
  • Changing the ULC layout grid
  • Building the To-Do List with ULC
  • Creating a ULC application
  • Creating a new ULC visual part
  • Setting the layout
  • Adding the remaining parts
  • Connecting the parts
  • Testing the application
  • Adding support for enablers
  • Enabling reuse with ULC composite parts
  • Using ULC nonvisual parts
  • Working with Variable parts
  • Working with Form Model parts
  • Working with Table Model parts
  • Working with Tree Model parts
  • Working with Data Models
  • Working with Row Models
  • Deploying ULC-based applications
  • Packaging ULC-based applications in XD
  • Preparing ULC visual and composite parts
  • Registering the ULC visual application class
  • Creating and populating the passive image
  • Creating the packaging instructions and outputting the image
  • Setting up a ULC development image to run in production mode
  • About running ULC applications from a command prompt
  • Implementing ULC objects
  • Implementing the widget
  • Implementing the UI half
  • Implementing the faceless half
  • Implementing the faceless half in Java
  • Implementing the faceless half in Smalltalk
  • Advanced Techniques
  • Server Support
  • Introduction
  • Monitoring at Development Time
  • Including the Monitor in Packaged Images
  • How to write a Custom UI for the Monitor
  • Support for ENVY/Stats
  • Overview
  • Using the ULC Profiler
  • Test Workbench
  • Standardized Test Format
  • Workbench
  • Create Test Suite
  • Create Test
  • Edit Test
  • Test Overview
  • Troubleshooting ULC applications
  • Named ULC contexts
  • Cleaning up the ULC system
  • Using the Debugger window with ULC
  • Configuring #debugPrintString
  • Tracing inside the Smalltalk image
  • Default ULC debugging aspects
  • Defining application-specific debugging aspects
  • Customizing exception handling by context
  • Default exception handling in ULC
  • Implementing custom exception handling
  • Customization considerations
  • Frequently asked questions
  • General Questions
  • How do I run the UI Engine as an applet?
  • How do I increase the Environment under Win95?
  • How do I run ULC on a standalone machine?
  • How can I request a remote ULC server to exit?
  • How much code is downloaded when connecting to a ULC application?
  • What kind of applications is ULC designed for?
  • How can I convert my standalone application to a ULC server application?
  • What happens when a connection fails?
  • Why do I get an error "ULC Transport Unable to load defaults"?
  • Why am I not able to connect a sample ULC application to a UIEngine on the same machine?
  • In ULC lists (Table, TreeTable), how is addPreloadColumns different from addPreloadAttributes?
  • What can I do to tune the performance of my ULC List widgets (Tree, Table, TreeTable) ?
  • My long running ULC Java server seems to be leaking memory. What can I do?
  • Smalltalk Questions
  • Why does the Test button in the Composition Editor stop working?
  • How do I inspect the objects in a ULC application?
  • Why do I get a Debugger window when saving the public interface of an object?
  • Why does the development image not respond when I start a ULC application?
  • How can I add a new menu to an existing menu or menubar?
  • How do you inspect the Objects being used within a Smalltalk ULC Application?
  • Why do I get a debugger when saving the public interface of an object?
  • How can I find a widget that has disappeared?
  • How can I execute application specific image startup tasks?
  • How can I open new ULC views?
  • Packaging when using non-ULC parts in a variable
  • Why do I see two connections when starting a Smalltalk example (exe)?
  • Can I have equal objects in a list?

  • Programmer's Reference

  • Resource classes

  • General classes

  • Alert

  • Box parts
  • Box attributes
  • Box events
  • Box general advice
  • Browser Context
  • Browser Context attributes
  • Browser Context events
  • Button
  • Button attributes
  • Button events
  • Button general advice
  • CheckBox
  • CheckBox attributes
  • CheckBox events
  • CheckBox general advice
  • CheckBox Menu Item
  • CheckBox Menu Item attributes
  • CheckBox Menu Item events
  • CheckBox Menu Item general advice
  • Column
  • Column attributes
  • Column events
  • Column general advice
  • ComboBox
  • ComboBox attributes
  • ComboBox events
  • Container
  • Container attributes
  • Container events
  • Container general advice
  • Data Model

  • Enabler
  • Enabler general advice
  • Field parts
  • Field attributes
  • Field events
  • Field general advice
  • Filler
  • Filler attributes
  • Filler events
  • Filler general advice
  • Form Model
  • Form Model attributes
  • Form Model events
  • Form Model general advice
  • GroupBox
  • GroupBox attributes
  • GroupBox events
  • GroupBox general advice
  • Html Pane
  • Html Pane attributes
  • Html Pane events
  • Html Pane general advice
  • Label
  • Label attributes
  • Label events
  • Label general advice
  • List
  • List attributes
  • List events
  • List general advice
  • Menu
  • Menu attributes
  • Menu events
  • Menu general advice
  • Menubar
  • Menubar attributes
  • Menubar events
  • Menubar general advice
  • Menu Item
  • Menu Item attributes
  • Menu Item events
  • Menu Item general advice
  • Menu Separator
  • Menu Separator attributes
  • Menu Separator events
  • Menu Separator general advice
  • Notebook
  • Notebook attributes
  • Notebook events
  • Notebook general advice
  • Page
  • Page attributes
  • Page events
  • Pagebook
  • Pagebook attributes
  • Pagebook events
  • Pagebook general advice
  • Progress Bar
  • Progress Bar attributes
  • Progress Bar events
  • Progress Bar general advice
  • RadioButton
  • RadioButton attributes
  • RadioButton events
  • RadioButton general advice
  • Radio Group

  • Row Model
  • Row Model attributes
  • Row Model general advice
  • Shell
  • Shell attributes
  • Shell events
  • Shell general advice
  • Slider
  • Slider attributes
  • Slider events
  • Slider general advice
  • Split Pane
  • Split Pane attributes
  • Split Pane events
  • Table
  • Table attributes
  • Table events
  • Table general advice
  • Table Model
  • Table Model attributes
  • Table Model events
  • Table Model general advice
  • ToolBar
  • ToolBar attributes
  • ToolBar events
  • Tree
  • Tree attributes
  • Tree events
  • Tree Model
  • Tree Model attributes
  • Tree Model events
  • Tree Model general advice
  • TreeTable
  • TreeTable attributes
  • TreeTable events

  • Reference

  • Hide Margin/Show Margin

  • Resize Window

  • Open <BoxClassName> Settings

  • Align

  • Hide Box Margin/Show Box Margin

  • Row

  • Column

  • Switch to page

  • Font prompt

  • Icon property

  • Converter prompt

  • Accelerator prompt

  • Index

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