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Comment From Adam Brown

Adam Brown — Fri, 16 May 2008 01:55:17 PM +1100

Thanks Peter. We actually built a Domino database that has some java agents in it that takes the google request and magically converts the image to bmp, gif, or jpg. It works exactly the same way as the google api except the google maps url that we generate points to our domino server. The agent then takes the google api parameters an sends a request to google, gets the png, converts it to the requested format and wammo! We have done the same thing re the Pass-Thru HTML.

Sounds like you way may have been easier but it is really awesome being able to use the maps api.

Cheers

Adam.

Comment From Peter Herrmann

Peter Herrmann — Fri, 16 May 2008 01:27:07 PM +1100

Adam - The magic undocumented incantation for Google Chart API to generate GIFs is "chof=gif". I have had it running in production in a notes based dashboard for a month with no problems (computed text marked as Pass-Thru HTML). I posted this too over on the IdeaJam item...

Comment From Adam Brown

Adam Brown — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 07:51:25 PM +1100

Hi Axel,

Thanks for that. I had been looking at http://www.jfree.org/jfreechart/index.html as an alternative to Google Charts but you might be onto something there. I do like the Google Charts API so if I can use Java 2D to convert the png then that might be the go.

Thanks

Adam

Comment From Axel Janssen

Axel Janssen — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 03:20:12 AM +1100

Hi Adam,

png support in notes would be far better of course, but maybe in the meantime it is possible to take an extra step to convert the pngs into jpeg. It may be possible (http://tinyurl.com/2pxwee)

Comment From Adam Brown

Adam Brown — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 01:41:30 PM +1100

Thanks Bryan,

Thanks for that. I will be sure to check the sites out.

I definately want to get sametime going as well so if I have any trouble I will let you know.

Adam.

Comment From Bryan Kuhn

Bryan Kuhn — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 09:42:00 AM +1100

In case you are not aware some good blackberry sites....www.blackberrycool.com (latest news in the blackberry world)....www.blackberryforums.com (this site is loaded with blackberry answers for specific devices and managing a BES) I currently admin a BES and have implemented the Sametime Policy Configuration. Let me know if you any issues with this. Would be glad to assist.

Comment From Arnold Villeneuve

Arnold Villeneuve — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 01:40:06 PM +1100

Comment From Adam Brown

Adam Brown — Sun, 25 Feb 2007 04:59:54 PM +1100

Thanks David,

Sydney Harbour sounds good but can't say I am that much of a boat person. Have a habit of getting seasick. We actually chose a location and date today. 4th Jan 2008 at a yet to be disclosed location:)

Comment From Dave Hay

Dave Hay — Sun, 25 Feb 2007 06:27:18 AM +1100

Hey Adam, great news - mucho congratulations from us. PS Can defo recommend marrying on a yacht in Sydney Harbour under the bridge - worked for me, and it's been over two years now.

Comment From Bruce McGuire

Bruce McGuire — Fri, 16 Feb 2007 10:10:51 AM +1100

Hello Adam.

As I am starting off on a project that sounds quite similar to yours, I would be interested in hearing about any problems you encountered along the way.

Thanks,

Bruce.

Comment From Tim Royle

Tim Royle — Mon, 12 Feb 2007 12:15:00 PM +1100

I want one!

Comment From Dave Hay

Dave Hay — Sun, 11 Feb 2007 04:19:42 AM +1100

Just a thought, but you MAY only be able to get 3ish GB into the box, if my T60p is anything to go by :)

Comment From Mervin Thomas

Mervin Thomas — Mon, 5 Feb 2007 05:52:02 PM +1100

Hi Brown,
I was facing the problem as i have hard-coded the values for 1024*768. But my client was having the problem of some extra spaces as he was using 1152x864. I resolved the problem now so thought of sharing with this community. (During my search, i found this webpage)

Create a table (html table or notes table) and give it an id (eg. tblMain) then in the onLoad of the form, you can write a single line

document.getElementById('tblMain').width=screen.width;

if you want 75% of the screen you could also write as
document.getElementById('tblMain').width=screen.width*0.75;

This will work for any resolution.

Thanks
Mervin

Comment From Adam Brown

Adam Brown — Tue, 28 Nov 2006 03:08:46 PM +1100

G'Day Edmund,

I am not sure to be honest. To do it you would need to go into the Websphere Application Server settings and make some changes to the Ports but I am no WAS guru. You probably need to also adjust some of the Workplace Forms ini files. Sorry not much help I know.

Cheers.

Comment From Edmund

Edmund — Thu, 23 Nov 2006 08:59:48 PM +1100

Hi Adam.

Would it be possible to change the default port of Webform Server to 8080

Thanks,
Edmund

Comment From Mac Guidera

Mac Guidera — Sat, 14 Oct 2006 06:20:20 AM +1100

Thanks for posting this. I am working on a similar demo.
Feel free to contact me if you run into any walls.
And, I'd love to see your end result.
--Mac

Comment From Laurette Rynne

Laurette Rynne — Wed, 2 Aug 2006 11:49:13 AM +1100

Hi - I would agree with a standard 1024*768 setting - this seems to have been ok since Notes 6 (when the mail file is designed for this setting). However, I do know several corporate environments where the standard is still 800*600 - mostly because of older monitors which still float around. So, I think it's safe to expect 1024*768, but any client specific work should still have this verified.

Comment From Adam Brown

Adam Brown — Mon, 31 Jul 2006 01:36:38 PM +1100

G'Day Sean, Yes printing is a consideration that is easily forgotten. Ideally you want to use the full width of an A4 page and have important stuff on first page. I am using extensive use of different formatting when the document is in Read and Print mode. Obviously for usability fields need to be spread out a little more in edit mode than they should be in Read/Print.

An example would be Title, First Name, Middle Name, Surname fields. In edit mode they would all be separate but in read mode they would just be joined together. Makes it much easier to read and also saves screen real estate for when in Read mode to have a more visually appealing interface.

Comment From Sean Burgess

Sean Burgess — Mon, 31 Jul 2006 12:41:50 PM +1100

I have to agree with the use of 1024 x 768 for most design, but I find that I have to keep printing in mind when I designing it. This is especially true in Notes, where you can't do sizing based on percentages for tables.

Sean---

Comment From Adam Brown

Adam Brown — Mon, 31 Jul 2006 10:21:00 AM +1100

G'day Steve. I think you are right. I have done a bit of reading on the topic now and most appear to be at 1024*768 probably because of the laptops and LCD screen support. It does present an interesting challenge when designing complex Notes Forms for instance that have lots of information. I like the idea of users not having to scroll or at the very least the most important/commonly used information should be available on the first page/screen.

The other point to consider is the fact that you can't gaurantee that users will have Notes or whatever application at the full screen resolution. Nowadays with larger screens users tend to have a number of applications open at once that arn't necessarily at full resolution.

So I guess the decision is to built for the average but in a smart way that won't negatively impact the user experience for those that have lower resolutions or screen space allocated to the app.

Comment From Steve Richards

Steve Richards — Sun, 30 Jul 2006 06:41:05 PM +1100

hi, I think many laptops still have a max res of 1024*768 so I don't think anything greater than that could be considered as a reasonable minimum, however I think it would be reasonable to assume that a good proportion of your users have around 1280*1024 but not any higher because higher resolutions on a LCD panel tend to still be pretty expensive.

Comment From Chris Miller

Chris Miller — Sat, 8 Jul 2006 01:57:04 AM +1100

The NOMAD install is different from the standard Notes one and you implement some alternate flags on the setup portion.

While you can always put nsf files on a USB key and access them, the part of having a registry independent code set on the USB is a little different. It installs as an autolaunch program (if you wish) onto the key leaving nothing on the desktop.

Copying the install from the machine won't work due to ini settings and other parts not fully supported. While you can make it work, this one takes no effort.

Comment From Adam Brown

Adam Brown — Wed, 28 Jun 2006 02:49:25 PM +1100

Not sure Steve. It is an interesting question. I guess it seems possible depending on how it all works. If you were able to emulate the USB drive then maybe it might work. I will definately be playing with this as soon as I have a moment so I will let you know.

Comment From Steve Richards

Steve Richards — Tue, 27 Jun 2006 09:48:47 PM +1100

would I be able to use this same technique to install a copy of Notes 7 on my desktop and then just copy it to my tablet and laptop, rather than installing it? I have a collection of apps that I currently "install" that way, hoping that I can add Notes to that list.

Comment From Adam Brown

Adam Brown — Tue, 27 Jun 2006 02:31:49 PM +1100

@1 my understanding is just that. Lotus Notes Hannover based on Eclipse and will be extensible. As to what extent I really don't know. I think it will have product extension points where 3rd party developers can add plugins etc. Being based on Eclipse is a very good strategic move on IBM's behalf. By making Notes extensible, like you say, will create a whole new ball game for Domio Developers.

The other part that is exciting is the ability to have composite applications. This comes out of the idea of portals linking various applications together at the screen level with portlets interacting with each other even though the actual applications behind the portlets are separate systems. This capability at having a composite application is meant to be part of Hannover. So your traditional Notes app might leverage of some other application.

Comment From Sean Burgess

Sean Burgess — Tue, 27 Jun 2006 01:56:19 PM +1100

While I love the new things in Sametime 7.5, the question I have is will the Eclipse based Hannover have the same extensibility? If so, it's going to be a whole new ball game for Domino Developers and Business Partners.

Sean---

Comment From Christian Brandlehner

Christian Brandlehner — Sun, 18 Jun 2006 07:29:03 AM +1100

To be honest: the trackback feature never did work, this is still work in progress. I recommend to disable manual trackbacks in the configuration.

Comment From Adam Brown

Adam Brown — Sat, 17 Jun 2006 04:16:46 PM +1100

G'Day Steve,

I stilll get a little trackback spam (4 in the last 3-4 days) and havn't figured out how to stop this just yet but the comment spam seems to have completely stopped (for now anyway) since the upgrade V2.5.5.

Comment From Steve Richards

Steve Richards — Sat, 17 Jun 2006 12:56:36 AM +1100

The spam is a real issue, in my case i don't get any comment spam, but the trackback spam is a real issue

Comment From Tim Royle

Tim Royle — Wed, 24 May 2006 08:40:10 AM +1100

If you allow an hour of lost time to and from work each day, which is probably accurate for the average person, this equates to 2 x 228 (working days per year) = 456 hours = 57 working days gained by working from home.