Draw a line between components

asked 2009-09-17 15:12:37 +0800

rex
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How to draw a line between Zk components? Not just a horizontal line but a zig-zag line.
Basically, I have a hyperlink that I need to connect to a small window. And it is not one instance on the same page there could be more than 10 such connectors. Each connector, connects the link to a discussion window.

Any idea is greatly appreciated.

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answered 2009-09-18 18:47:32 +0800

rex
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Any ideas? Any one?

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answered 2009-09-21 00:52:23 +0800

joylo0122
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updated 2009-09-21 00:52:39 +0800

@rex

If you want draw a zig-zag line, you should calculate and draw by yourself, there's not any easy way to draw it now.
And there's a suggestion for your case(show window for different connectors), apply a Composer to control the zul page,
use Executions.createComponent() to decide when and how to show the window. If all the connectors will do things in the
same window, you could use Server-Push or script to auto-refresh the window, make sure all users will see the same data.

Reference:
ZK Composer
ZK-API Executions.createComponent()
Server-Push

/Joy

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answered 2009-09-21 05:08:40 +0800

rex
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Thanks so much for your reply.
However, the key part for me is how to draw a line in ZK. I can figure out how to calculate the points but how do I connect the two points is the question.

Any pointers in this regard will be greatly appreciated.