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Upgrading Beginning Groovy and Grails to Grails 1.2

Beginning Groovy and Grails (BGG) was the first book using Grails 1.0. Since then, Grails 1.1.X and now Grails 1.2 have been released. We have received several requests to upgrade the book code. I've started the process to upgrade the book code to Groovy
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Jim Shingler
Jan 15 2010 02:29 AM
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Griffon Painter Demo

I was looking at the Swing Labs site and ran across the page on painters(http://swinglabs.org/docs/frameworks/painters/index.jsp) and thought the code looked pretty straight forward. Then I had the thought, Well Griffon uses SwingX I wonder, . . . the
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Jim Shingler
Jan 04 2010 11:36 AM
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COJUG: Eclipse Demo Camp Links

Here are the Links for my COJUG: Eclipse Demo Camp Groovy and Grails Plugins discussionYou can use these links to download the Eclipse Groovy V2 plugin and SpringSource Tool
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Jim Shingler
Nov 11 2009 04:34 AM
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The Griffon Celebrates

WooHooo! Griffon celebrates the first anniversary of its public release today. Griffon was first released Sept. 10, 2008. It is hard to believe it has only been a year.It has been a very productive first year. Griffon is maturing and the word is getting
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Jim Shingler
tags: groovy
Sep 10 2009 05:36 PM
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ANN: gConfig 0.1.2

I am pleased to announce the release of gConfig 0.1.2, a configuration tool for Griffon, a Groovy Technology.This release is an upgrade to Griffon 0.1.2 and resolves a LogManager not found issue.BackgroundWhile building Griffon applications, I found
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Jim Shingler
tags: gconfig
Sep 06 2009 01:19 AM
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ANN: Grails RefCode Plugin 0.2

Marcel Overdijk released RefCode plugin May 2008. The plugin provides an easy solution for 'code/description' reference/lookup data. Often in your business model you have simple reference/lookup tables with just code and description columns; e.g. Country
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Jim Shingler
tags: grails
Aug 03 2009 10:19 PM
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J1 Thirsty Head : Groovy, Grails Griffon Videos

Scott Davis of Thirsty Head was able to get some Gr8 interviews at Java One.They include many of the leaders of the Groovy, Grails, & Griffon community.Here they are all in one place.Interview with Dierk KoenigInterview with Danno Ferrin, James Williams
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Jim Shingler
tags: grails
Jun 05 2009 08:05 PM
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ANN: AbeilleForm-Builder 0.1 - Griffon Plugin

I am pleased to announce the first release of AbeilleForm Builder. The AbeilleForm Builder makes it possible to easily use Abeille Forms in your Groovy swingbuilder and Griffon applicationsAbeille Forms Designer is a GUI builder for Java applications.
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Jim Shingler
tags: abeilleform
Jun 03 2009 07:40 AM
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ANN gConfig 0.1 - a Configuration tool for Griffon

I am pleased to announce the first public release of gConfig 0.1, a configuration tool for Griffon, a Groovy Technology.While building Griffon applications, I found myself doing the same repeatative steps when I started building the application. Install
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Jim Shingler
tags: gconfig
May 29 2009 05:38 PM
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Gr8Conf (Denmark 2009) - Photos

The following photos contain pics from Gr8Conf, the Groovy Technologies
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Jim Shingler
tags: grails
May 25 2009 06:22 AM
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Gr8Cong - Griffon Code @GitHub

The Code for the Griffon Desktop Front-end application to Graeme's Twitter Clone is available at GitHub
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Jim Shingler
tags: grails
May 24 2009 06:34 AM
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Really Good Blog post covering Gr8Conf

Really Good Blog post covering Gr8Conf: http://gettinggroovy.wordpress.com/category/gr8/
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Jim Shingler
tags: grails
May 24 2009 06:30 AM
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Gr8 Conf - Outstanding Success

Well the Gr8Conf was an outstanding success. The organizers Soeren Glasius and Guillaume Laforge put on Gr8 Conference, it will be hard to top.Guillaume Laforge, Graeme Rocher, Paul King, Dierk Koenig, Jochen Theodorou, and many other Groovy technology
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Jim Shingler
tags: grails
May 24 2009 06:08 AM
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ANN: Griffon Splash Plugin Updated

I am pleased to announce the release of the Griffon plugin, Splash 0.1.1. Splash has been updated to use the new Griffon Banner and enhanced as per GRIFFON-38.
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Jim Shingler
tags: groovy
Apr 29 2009 07:52 AM
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ANN: Griffon Splash Screen Plugin

I am pleased to announce the release of my first Griffon plugin, Splash. Splash is a Griffon splash screen plugin based upon Roy Ratcliff's Java Splash Screen paper http://www.randelshofer.ch/oop/javasplash/Java%20Splash%20Screen.pdfInstallationgriffon
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Jim Shingler
Jan 19 2009 04:37 AM
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Testing new SyntaxHighlighting Plugin

This is a simple post to test syntax highlighting public void printHello(){ System.out.println("Hello World"); } Let's try some Groovy code nowclass MyController { // these will be injected by Griffon def model def view void mvcGroupInit(Map args) { //
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Jim Shingler
Jan 18 2009 09:58 AM
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CodeMash 2009 - Griffon in Front Grails in Back

I uploaded the slides from my Griffon in Front Grails in Back session at CodeMash 2009.For Those of you who attend the talk, I enhanced the counting application based upon your questions. The code in the counting example now includes @bindable.Slides:
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Jim Shingler
Jan 12 2009 01:09 AM
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CodeMash 2009 - Groovy and Grails Precompile

Just uploaded the Slides and Code from the Precompile Presentation that Chris Judd and I did at CodeMash 2009 on Groovy and Grails. The presentation went really well. Slides:
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Jim Shingler
Jan 10 2009 12:10 AM
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Griffon Collab Todo Example

Okay, it is still a work in progress, . . . But, I have pushed the Griffon Collab Todo application to Github (http://github.com/jshingler/gcollabtodo/wikis). Griffon Collab Todo is a reimplementation of the Swing Client found in Chapter 13 of Beginning
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Jim Shingler
Nov 27 2008 08:39 PM
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Installing Griffon Snapshot

Griffon is to Desktop as Grails is to Web Apps.Here are some instructions for installing the latest Griffon Dev Snapshot on Windows.Assumptions: java is already installed. 1. Download the source (http://svn.codehaus.org/griffon) using your favorite
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Jim Shingler
Nov 24 2008 10:52 PM
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Griffon Collab-Todo

Coming Soon! In Chapter 13 of "Beginning Groovy and Grails" I built a Swing GUI using SwingXBuilder that interacted with a Grails RESTFul Web Service. I am finishing the process of creating a Griffon version of the same application. It is starting to
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Jim Shingler
tags: bgg
Nov 03 2008 05:08 AM
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Aug 12 COJUG - Groovy / Grails Presentation

Groovy and Grails have given us the ability to leverage the strength of the Java Platform (and Eco System) and the productivity of "Convention over Configuration" to construct websites. But what if the User Interface requirements of your new application
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Jim Shingler
Oct 23 2008 10:36 PM
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BGG - Apress book of the day

HURRY, Beginning Groovy and Grails is the Apress book of the day, you can get the PDF at a reduced price.http://www.apress.com/info/dailydeal
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Jim Shingler
Aug 05 2008 08:55 PM
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Phone Number Custom Constraint for Grails

Grails contains really great Validators that you can use in your constraints. But it is missing one that I need for a project I am working on, . . . There is no PhoneNumber constraint. Luckily, I ran across Geoff Lane's Post: Build a Custom Validator in
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Jim Shingler
tags: grails
Jul 04 2008 08:54 AM
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BGG – Beginning Groovy and Grails – June 23

BGG is imminent. It is scheduled for release on June 23. Here is a brief overview of the books structure.Chapter 1 - Introduction to Groovy This chapter defines Groovy, explains hot to install it, and then through example, demonstrates its power,
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Jim Shingler
tags: bgg
Jun 19 2008 12:02 AM
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Beginning Groovy and Grails - New Book

You want to learn Groovy and Grails and don’t know where to start. The wait is almost over and your journey is about to begin. Beginning Groovy and Grails (BGG) is an ideal primer for learning Groovy and Grails.BGG will take you from installation of
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Jim Shingler
tags: bgg
May 23 2008 08:26 AM