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Now available: the Smart GWT QuickStart Guide. This is the first piece of documentation to read when learning about Smart GWT.  It is structured as a set of brief introductions to the major features of Smart GWT, with hands-on code samples you can run and experiment with, and links to deeper documentation to learn more. This guide also introduces a...

If you’ve purchased a license, you can now download licensed nightly builds.  Just log in to SmartClient.com, then go here to download: http://www.smartclient.com/builds If you also have support, you can get support for nightly builds, but the process is slightly different – see the overview at the above URL.

Of course, you’d probably want to use the mobile-specific version.  But it’s nice to know the full version is there too. The stacked area chart is dynamically generated inside mobile Safari using HTML5, based on a cube dataset being loaded on demand from the server. The same charting component works for desktop browsers.  In IE, it uses VML for rendering...

SmartClient 8.0 is officially entering public beta.  To download it, simply download the latest nightly build. SmartClient Enterprise Eval Nightlies: http://www.smartclient.com/builds/eval/ SmartClient LGPL Nightlies: http://www.smartclient.com/builds/lgpl/ 8.0 is another monster release, with spectacularly powerful new features and a gorgeous look & feel refresh. Expandable rows: several built-in modes including showing a nested grid for related records (see below), as well as...

One of SmartClient’s most powerful and popular features is built-in support for dragging between grids and trees that you can simply enable with property settings. That’s pretty easily understood and has been a part of SmartClient since 2001. What’s new and more interesting is what should happen when you have a databound grid connected to data from web services, SQL...

At long last, the fabled 7.0 is available for everyone to try out.  Use the download links below. http://smartclient.com/releases/SmartClient_70beta_LGPL.zip http://smartclient.com/releases/SmartClient_70beta_Evaluation.zip (30 day eval) Please post any issues with 7.0 in the SmartClient Forums as usual, but please be very sure to mention that you are reporting an issue with 7.0 beta (ideally, put it in the subject line). The list...

As the first of more to come, we’ve created a video tour of the SmartClient Visual Builder tool.  The video shows you how to use Visual Builder to create a web application without writing any code.  The tool can be used by business analysts and semi-technical folks to create working prototypes or by developers just learning SmartClient to create simple...

Just came across this great blog post from SmartClient user David Johnson about a technique for loading required DataSources dynamically as part of a view. “So how do we provide DataSources customized for the user? Well, we could easily pull the metadata from the database, merge in the user’s security and then write the DataSources into the web page (we...

We’ll be exhibiting at the Ajax Experience in Boston September 29th – October 1st.   Come out and meet the team at our booth outside the general session hall.   If you’ve been looking forward to seeing SmartClient 7.0 in action,  we’ll be giving sneak preview demos of the new Calendar functionality, Advanced Criteria/FilterBuilder, TileList, and much more.  In addition, we’ll...