Blog & Technical Insights

There are a number of reasons for errors in XPages. Some will be coding errors that can be diagnosed by enabling the default error page or adding a custom XPages error page. Others are caused by Java class loading errors, which throw an error 500 to the server console and the browser regardless of any […]

One of the first things I do when I install Domino Designer is disable Build Automatically. If you’re not using XPages – or, more importantly, if you’re not working on applications that use XPages – it’s not an issue. However, if you’re working on XPages and either working in a team or may open a database […]

During Lotusphere 2011 Philippe Riand posted a now infamous tweet asking for members of the YellowVerse interested in writing an XPages book following up on the hugely successful Mastering XPages. It’s been a long time in the making, but now XPages Extension Library has been published, written by myself, Paul Hannan, Declan Lynch, Jeremy Hodge […]

I started off this tutorial series on mobile value picker with a discussion about some key differences between desktop browser development and mobile browser development. One of the key differentiators I discussed was connectivity. That was why this series has so far focussed on an approach that predominantly used Client-Side JavaScript and avoided interaction with […]

To support the tutorial on Mobile Controls and client-side value pickers I created a video, which David Leedy has kindly published on NotesIn9. If you would like to see the full video, follow the link above.

From some feedback to yesterday’s post, that code works fine if all you want to do is create a new document. So, I’ve gone away and come up with some amendments and improvements. First of all, I’ve moved the New User button into the Page Heading control’s action facet. Again I use the Move to […]

In Part One I talked in generic terms about the differing approaches when developing for mobile browsers compared to desktop browsers. Screen sizes make dialog boxes for pickers less desirable than in desktop browsers. Connectivity concerns mean typeahead and partial refresh functionality could perform worse on mobile devices and impact the user experience. Smaller resolutions […]

Over the last week I’ve come across a couple of requests for some sort of typeahead or Name Picker or Value Picker for mobile. There was a question on Stack Overflow and another query came from an alternate discussion. I will outline my preferred option in my next post, but first I want to add […]

Last week, when preparing for the XPages Mobile Controls session at BLUG, Eamon Muldoon introduced me to a useful tip when testing on iOS. The problem is that many browsers such as Firefox and Safari use, by default, webkit styling, so use Android stylesheets. But Safari has an option to change the user agent. The […]

A couple of weeks ago I got a review copy of XPages Portable Command Guide. Being eager, I had already bought the electronic version. First, a couple of points about the differing media. The electronic version is great for bookmarking and searching. Plus, because I always have my iPad with me, I always have PCG […]