JSP visual editor

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Any recommendations ?

I have this old JSP application where i code on eclipse but its taking a lot of time for some simple task like creating forms or even textfield, looking for visual editor to help cut down some development time.

Any suggestion is appreciated

MS SQL + Tomcat 4.1 + Java 1.6 + eclipse 3.1
 

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Any recommendations ?

I have this old JSP application where i code on eclipse but its taking a lot of time for some simple task like creating forms or even textfield, looking for visual editor to help cut down some development time.

Any suggestion is appreciated

MS SQL + Tomcat 4.1 + Java 1.6 + eclipse 3.1

Your best IDE for visual is your browser. It is neither the IDE. You should adopt by prototyping using tools such as https://atomic.io. There are a couple more of such protyping tools too. Once you get your design the way you like, import the HTML into your JSP page and replace the placeholders with the dynamic elements.

This is the modern way of designing webpages. The dream weaver or visual editor can no longer support the highly dynamic nature of web design.

If possible, update your server side components to later versions too. For performance and security. We are already at Tomcat 8.5(going 9) and Java 8(going to 9).
 

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Sad....why no tools like visual studio....its not just a simple form application for data entry and some reports.
 

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Sad....why no tools like visual studio....its not just a simple form application for data entry and some reports.

The web arena is moving too fast pace. Every few months, the web industry comes out with new standards and there are just too many differences in the javascript engine, css engine and html rendering which a single product like dreamweaver or whatsoever will have problem keeping up with. If you were to use such a tool, you either have something that can't be fully compatible with all browsers when using bleeding edge technologies, or you have to set back for the denominator features which doesn't gives benefits to such products. The audiences of such products cannot be your normal consumers since there will not be enough users to pay for the R&D. Aim at the developers and the features will be aiming for the hip.

Moreever, there are too many dynamic behaviours of web today. Hence you find fast prototyping tools emerging instead. They are built as SaSS solutions, working in the web browser instead of as separate software running a standalone web rendering engine. They provide easy drag and drop of common components, while also give you the power to manipulate the markup later on.

The web industry is messy, but mess creates opportunities :)

Perhaps if your intention is just to have a web base console to host your forms and reports. Consider moving on to a content management system instead. A CMS like Drupal, Joomla, Liferay, Alfreso and so forth, gives you a portal like starting place for you to inject in your forms and reporting visuals. Search under Java CMS if you want a Java solution. https://dzone.com/articles/top-21-java-based-content
 
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The web arena is moving too fast pace. Every few months, the web industry comes out with new standards and there are just too many differences in the javascript engine, css engine and html rendering which a single product like dreamweaver or whatsoever will have problem keeping up with. If you were to use such a tool, you either have something that can't be fully compatible with all browsers when using bleeding edge technologies, or you have to set back for the denominator features which doesn't gives benefits to such products. The audiences of such products cannot be your normal consumers since there will not be enough users to pay for the R&D. Aim at the developers and the features will be aiming for the hip.

Moreever, there are too many dynamic behaviours of web today. Hence you find fast prototyping tools emerging instead. They are built as SaSS solutions, working in the web browser instead of as separate software running a standalone web rendering engine. They provide easy drag and drop of common components, while also give you the power to manipulate the markup later on.

The web industry is messy, but mess creates opportunities :)

Perhaps if your intention is just to have a web base console to host your forms and reports. Consider moving on to a content management system instead. A CMS like Drupal, Joomla, Liferay, Alfreso and so forth, gives you a portal like starting place for you to inject in your forms and reporting visuals. Search under Java CMS if you want a Java solution. https://dzone.com/articles/top-21-java-based-content

Its already built and i dont want to invest too much time migrating to another platform. Maybe ill try out atomic.io as my main pain now is spending too much time on the simplest task like creating textfield and layout
 

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Its already built and i dont want to invest too much time migrating to another platform. Maybe ill try out atomic.io as my main pain now is spending too much time on the simplest task like creating textfield and layout

Try this, it might helps
https://webflow.com
 
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