WebObjects® Developer's Guide

Completing the Application

At last we are in a position to put the finishing touches to the online forum.

First, we'll use a template for each of the forum pages. Then, we'll add some graphics and icons to add a little frill to the user interface.

Defining a Page Template

A page template is unusual because it is treated like a normal reusable component. However, unlike all other reusable components, it is a full document.

Add a new component to the project ForumTemplate.

Make it a stateless component. However, remember to leave it as a full document.

Select the BODY element and make it dynamic.

Copy in a background graphic aqua_bg.gif from the file download associated with this chapter from the companion Web site (www.samspublishing.com) and ...