[Tutor] selecting and ordering file names on a remote machine

[Carroll, Barry]

Kent:

<<snip>>
> >
> > Essentially, page must do the following:
> >
> >    1. present the files in the directory to the user as some sort
> >       of list from which multiple names can be selected,
> >    2. present the selected file names in the order in which they
> >       were selected,
> >    3. allow the user to add additional names, remove existing names
> >       and change their order at will.
> >
> 
<<snip>>
> 
> Sounds like a good time to learn some AJAX. Something like this?
> http://wiki.script.aculo.us/scriptaculous/show/SortableListsDemo
> 
> To do this on a web page you need to use JavaScript, not Python. It's
> not too hard to write the classic list-on-the-left, move left button,
> move right button, list-on-the-right. But these days you can do much
> fancier stuff such as the link above.
> 
> Kent
>

Yes, something like that would be great.  I've been reading an AJAX text
for awhile.  I guess now's a good time to start applying it.  =8^)
Thank you for the tips.

Regards,
 
Barry
barry.carroll at psc.com
541-302-1107
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