CHAPTER 11

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Using jQuery Dialogs

Since APEX delivers web pages, it naturally provides a simple interface to the browser dialogs and alerts; however, they are bareboned. jQuery offers a more polished set of dialogs that facilitate alerts and questions that can match the application’s theme.

This chapter shows how to replace the default Delete dialog in the Employees form with a jQuery style dialog. The chapter concludes by demonstrating how the dialog text could be sourced from the database.

The Undo Alternative

A user interface design alternative for dialogs is to provide an undo feature. Trust the users in their actions, but provide a temporary ...

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