Questions tagged [xpages-extlib]

XPages Extension Library, otherwise known as ExtLib, is an extension to the XPages environment. It is available from IBM as part of the IBM Lotus Domino 8.5.3 Upgrade Pack 1 or IBM Notes and Domino 9.0 Social Edition or from OpenNTF as part of the ExtLib project.

XPages Extension Library, otherwise known as ExtLib, is an extension to the XPages environment. It is available from IBM as part of the IBM Lotus Domino 8.5.3 Upgrade Pack 1 or IBM Notes and Domino 9.0 Social Edition or from OpenNTF as part of the ExtLib project. The IBM version is officially supported by IBM while the OpenNTF open source version contains additional extensions that are not yet supported (experimental features).

ExtLib provides over 150 new controls and complex properties that can be used in XPage applications. The controls are designed to allow the developer create XPage applications with features like easy to use Application Layouts and Menus, REST services, Relational Database access, Mobile Controls, improved Dialog/Value/Name Pickers and Dojo field definitions.

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XPage OSGi/Open Source Conventions

Seeing as how there is a pretty cool XPage open source development community, I was wondering something. Are there any special conventions that we should be adhering to other than the java specific ones? I am referring to those regarding package…
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XPages Typeahead autocomplete behavior

In XPages Mobile controls I'm having a problem with Typeahead. Actually I think the behavior changed recently - maybe with the last update of the Ext. Library but I'm not sure. Thats when we noticed the change by the way. Is has been working as…
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XPage DynamicViewPanel link bug, or developer blindness?

Preamble: the last time I had an issue with something from the extension libraries, I immediately posted a bug report on openNTF.org. It then turned out that I had missed a property setting that made everything work perfectly. To prevent this…
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Set up XPage Extension Library Dev environment

I am trying to set up an environment in order to "play around with" developing my own tools for XPages and adding to the extension libraries. I have been using this youtube video as a basis for setting up the environment. As a few people in the…
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WidgetContainer displaying dropdown menu in wrong place

I have a problem with the xe:widgetContainer on my notes 9 server. Instead of displaying the dropdown menu on the right side it sticks it next to the container header. I already found the style that is causing the issue: .xsp .lotusSection2…
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How to make a table in Xpages that works like Excel

I have an excel file with data and need to make this available on web. The web version of the excel file need to have the following features Switch between read and edit mode All cells should be editable at the same time Inline editing of each…
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How to change column title using Dynamic View Panel customizer bean?

I am using a Dynamic View Panel to display various views inside a single XPage. I am using customizer bean to change date format, number format etc. on documents and it works fine. Now I want to change/translate column titles, but I don't have an…
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The new line code "\n" and/or @NewLine does not add new line to field

I'm getting document history, adding "\n" and existing document history. Code executes without any error. But when I see it in web everything on one line. In notes client, document history is shown as one line of activity. Tried with @Newline and…
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How to set the Label & Value of a Dojo List Text Box using client side script

I can set the "value" using the script below.
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How do I compute the Selected property of a BasicLeafNode for a Dynamic Content Control - Updated 03/26/2014

I have created an XPage with the following: Started by creating a custom layout control using the Application Layout. I aded the layout control to the xpage and then dropped in a Dynamic Content Control. I configured the control as…
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dynamic content control in extlib freaks out

I have a really strange problem with xpages that I see from time to time. I think it has to do with the dynamic content control I have seen this error before in other situations but never understood what is causing it and how to prevent it from…
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Xpages - Using Dojo Module

I have a custom control as below, which will basically used for creating menu. when I use this custom control in xpage, no styles are getting applied. However when I use a date time picker in the same xpage, the menu load fine with proper css. Seems…
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Add target property for dropdownnode in Widget Container

I would like to add a target (e.g. _blank) property for a basicLeafNode on the Widget Container from the extension library. I do not see the property for this. Instead I could use the onClick property and return an URL. But then I still would have…
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xPages OSGi Extension Library for Relational Driver

I have been looking at using the relational data access in the xpages extension library. I have it working, but I put the jar on the server to get it to work. The recommended method of deploying the jdbc driver seems to be through a custom extension…
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XPages - xe:namePicker - select server name?

Is it possible to select a server name for an xe:namePicker control? I would like to select an Address Book from a different server (not the one my application resides on).
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