<h4 title="Write Java">Programming Model</h4>
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- <h5>Server side Java Only</h5>
- <p>Forget about the client and RPC, you're only working with the server-side code. This separates Vaadin from similar client oriented Java frameworks such as GWT.</p>
+ <h5>Server-side Java</h5>
+ <p>Forget about the browser and RPC, you're working with server-side code. This separates Vaadin from client oriented Java frameworks such as GWT.</p>
</div>
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<h5>Architecture Diagram</h5>
- <p>Learn how Vaadin integrates with different platforms and other frameworks and where your code fits in.</p>
+ <p>Learn how Vaadin integrates with different platforms and other frameworks, and where your code fits in.</p>
<a class="thumb" href="demo/img/vaadin-overall-architecture.png" rel="zoombox">
<img src="demo/img/icons/architecture.png" />
<span></span>
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<h5>Short Development Example</h5>
- <p>Watch as we create a document editor step by step in less than 10 minutes using the Eclipse IDE.</p>
+ <p>Watch how to create a document editor in less than 10 minutes using the Eclipse IDE.</p>
<a class="thumb video" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-a3VQF90kw" rel="zoombox">
<img src="demo/img/icons/dev-video.png" />
<span>Vaadin step-by-step (10 min)</span>
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<h5>Looks the Way You Want It To</h5>
- <p>Vaadin comes with two great themes to get you started.</p><p>But since individual apps have individual needs, Vaadin makes it easy to customize the look of your application with only CSS.</p>
+ <p>Vaadin comes with two great themes to get you started. Since individual apps have individual needs, Vaadin makes it easy to customize the look of your application using only CSS.</p>
</div>
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<h5>Built-in Themes</h5>
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- <a class="thumb" href="/ReindeerTheme">
+ <a class="thumb" href="ReindeerTheme">
<img src="demo/img/icons/reindeer.png" />
<span><strong>Reindeer</strong>One theme – multiple looks</span>
</a>
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- <a class="thumb" href="/RunoTheme">
- <img src="demo/img/icons/runo.png" />
+ <span class="thumb">
+ <img class="thumb" src="demo/img/icons/runo.png" />
<span><strong>Runo</strong>Clean and easy to extend</span>
- </a>
+ </span>
</div>
</div>
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<h5>More?</h5>
<ul>
- <li><a href="http://vaadin.com/directory#browse/type/2">Browser themes category in the Directory</a></li>
+ <li><a href="http://vaadin.com/directory#browse/type/2">Browse the themes category in the Directory</a></li>
</ul>
</div>
</li>
<h4 title="Add-ons">Extending, Packaging and Distributing</h4>
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<h5>Add-on Architecture</h5>
- <p>Vaadin has a unique add-on architecture. Add-ons, such as new components/widgets can be packaged as single JARs, which can then be used in other projects just by dropping it to your project’s classpath.</p>
+ <p>Vaadin has a unique add-on architecture. Add-ons, such as new components/widgets can be packaged as single JARs, which can then be used in other projects just by adding them to the project's classpath.</p>
</div>
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<h5>Browse Add-ons</h5>
<li id="documentation" class="tab">
<h4 title="Documentation">Best Documentation Around</h4>
+ <div class="col2">
+ <h5>Documentation is the key to understanding</h5>
+ <p>
+ <img src="demo/img/book-of-vaadin.png" />
+ </p>
+
+ <a href="docs/book-of-vaadin.pdf">Book of Vaadin</a> provides you with all the information you need about Vaadin in a comprehensive form.</p>
+ <h5>API</h5>
+ <p>When you get down to programming the <a href="docs/api/index.html">Vaadin API Reference Documentation</a> will help you with the classes and the methods.</p>
+ </div>
+ <div class="col2">
+ <h5>DZone Refcard</h5>
+ <p>For a quick introduction to Vaadin, check out the <a href="http://refcardz.dzone.com/refcardz/getting-started-vaadin">DZone Vaadin Refcard</a></p>
+ <h5>Tutorials</h5>
+ <p>Vaadin tutorials provides you with a code-centric introduction to Vaadin.</p>
+ <p><a href="http://vaadin.com/tutorial/-/page/">Building a simple address book</a></p>
+ <p><a href="http://vaadin.com/tutorial/">More tutorials</a></p>
+ </div>
</li>
<li id="jar" class="tab">