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Posted by: tliebeck -
on Monday, August 30, 2004 - 06:33 PM |
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Version 1.0.3 of EchoStudio, a visual development tool for creating web-based applications with the Echo framework, has been released. The product now includes sample applications such as a Loan Calculator and Web-based E-mail client which serve to introduce developers to working with EchoStudio and provide examples of best practices for Echo application development.
Creating a sample application with the New Application Wizard:
Editing a visually developed form of a sample application using the Form Editor:
Running a sample application from within the IDE: 
For more information on EchoStudio, visit http://www.nextapp.com/products/echostudio.
For more information about the Echo framework, visit http://www.nextapp.com/products/echo.
About EchoStudio
EchoStudio is an Eclipse 3.0-based rapid application development tool capable of creating web-based applications that work and act like rich clients. Building upon the power of the open-source Echo Framework, EchoStudio offers easy-to-use tools that enable developers to design more compelling user interfaces in less time.
Features include:
* A visual form editor enables the creation of complete user interfaces as well as reusable Echo components using a point-and-click interface.
* A visual style sheet editor creates reusable themes to define the look-and-feel of applications.
* Wizard-driven development tools automate the creation of projects, forms, and style sheets.
* Applications can be run and debugged entirely within the EchoStudio environment.
* Highly integrated support for localizing web applications, including the ability to instantly preview forms with different locales as they are being edited.
* Support for Echo component libraries such as EchoPoint and Sierra.
* Includes ready-to-run sample applications.
* Applications may be packaged as Java Web Archive (WAR files) and deployed to any J2EE Application Server or Servlet Container.
* Built on the Eclipse 3.0 platform to provide state-of-the-art source editing, refactoring, testing, collaboration and debugging facilities.
* Includes the Echo Web Application Framework, v1.1.
EchoStudio is available as a 30-day free trial download at http://www.nextapp.com/products/echostudio. The product can be downloaded as either a complete development environment or as an Eclipse 3.0 plug-in. Licensing of EchoStudio is done on a per-developer basis. The underlying Echo engine is free open-source software licensed under the GNU LGPL.
About the Echo Web Application Framework
Echo is a framework for developing object-oriented, event-driven Web applications in Java. Echo removes the developer from having to think in terms of "page-based" applications and enables him/her to develop applications using the conventional object-oriented and event-driven paradigm for user interface development. Knowledge of HTML, HTTP, and JavaScript is not required. Tutorials, white papers, and full API documentation are available.
Echo is licensed under the open-source LGPL license, enabling the royalty-free development of both open- and closed-source software. |
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