First of all please refer to older posts for an introduction to the Enlide user interface.


Why a video ?

This first video aims to show you how you can easily build applications with Enlide for a large variety of platforms. It shows how intuitive the interface is, we are developers too.

We select the iGoogle startpage as the target platform. This video could have been done with any other platform. No sound. Because talking is cheap and we assume that you have already seen a desktop ide ...


Why a mortgage calculator ?

The team agrees that the traditional "Hello world" was too much associated with desktop applications. We wanted something different that would reflect the current world mood ;-). Yes, a mortgage calculator. Of course, it's not the only reason. Following the KISS principle (Keep it Simple and Smart), we wanted a preview of the basic but powerful features of Enlide. For us , it means a short unedited video and a simple working application.

Of course, the code edited is provided for demonstration purpose, please don't send us messages like "your forgot to test if the variable ...".

The mortgage calculator is available at www.enlide.com/app/ben/mortgage/index.xml. It has not been obfuscated so you can see what kind of code is generated. You will be able to obfuscate or change the production settings. To see it in action just click here. This last action has not been automated as you are not logged in, your application is only available as long as you keep the igoogle cookie.

We advise you to watch this video in HD format.

What have you seen ?

Look at the left of the "New Project" tab, sometime a loading icon appears. It shows you that your action has been taken in account.

Here are the simple steps to build your application :

Project information :

• select a project, or clone an existing one from the Enlide Community.
• select a platform : each platform item shows additional information about its Enlide integration completion status and the integration leader. You will be able to join the team to improve your skills or even add a new platform (not some of them appear on the video).
• fill in the platform specific metadata. A link to the platform documentation is available when provided.
• fill in data about your application : your url, and useful information when sharing it within the enlide Community (visibility, tags...).
• finish by selecting your application licence and by reading the legal stuff.

Entering the Designer :

• add an asset : at any time the user could upload assets from its Hard drive, from the web or within the Enlide Community.
• select your component : it's a simple sequence of components Drag and Drop and customisation with the SmartBar( property change, alignement...)
• use the explorer to ease your component tree navigation.

Entering the Source Code Editor :

• three simple but powerful elements : add attribute, events, or functions to your application. It's the dynamic part of your application.
• the source code is always associated with the selected component in the Designer mode (the selected component appear at the top of the mode)
• simple text editor : usually a well written source code should be split in short functions, that's the reason why you don't need a complex source code editor. We will extend it with developers requirement if really needed. We don't want to provide a confusing source code editor full of unuseful features.
• need a function ? First of all, lookup within the Enlide Community if someone has not ready done it. How many mortgage calculator has been around ? In 3 step : search, select, import, you have a right mortgage calculator function !

Deploy :

• Your application is deployed at iGoogle in development mode. As soon as your application is ready for production, it's deployed in production mode for a public access. That's allow you to have different settings in development and production mode.

Enjoy your application at iGoogle, it works !!! Of course.


Why enlide is Different ?

Enlide is the only web development tool dedicated to web applications that automatically bind user interface components with corresponding source code. No Button save !!! Every action is stored. It's very useful to easily navigate your history work (undo/redo).

Everyone agrees that future applications will be a mix of desktop application and a browser. Current tools migrate from desktop to web application.
We have decided to start Enlide from ground up as a web application to develop web application and use web connectivity to give software application a new life.

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