MODX, ExtJS4, SASS and Compass

Hi,


From what I heard, MODX will use ExtJS4 by the end of the year and considering the fact that ExtJS4 is using SASS and Compass, I kind of think that the best way to go fwd for a MODX developer is to start learning these technologies as soon as possible.

So the questions are:

Will MODX make use of SASS when it's switched to ExtJs4?
Is there a SASS/Compass tutorial for developing the frontend of site with MODX?


Thanks

1. Yes, but the switch will likely not happen until MODX 3.0; and the "end of the year" is not a promised nor proposed timeline, by any means.
2. No, not yet. I'm sure you could find one on Google, since MODX doesn't determine what markup or CSS you use.

I sure hope so

BTW, Menno Pieters his Flexibility 4 Template (available as extra) is using Zurb Foundation, witch in itself is using sass.

Should we see this as a confirmation from a lead developer that MODX 3 will be using ExtJS4?

Quote from: Eminos at Oct 05, 2013, 10:13 AM

Should we see this as a confirmation from a lead developer that MODX 3 will be using ExtJS4?

No.

It is correct that MODX does not define how you create your CSS. With 2.3 onward Sass is used for contributing to the default Manager theme. The Grunt based Sass workflow is documented here
https://github.com/modxcms/revolution/tree/develop/_build/templates/default

Quote from: dinocorn at Oct 05, 2013, 10:59 AM

Quote from: Eminos at Oct 05, 2013, 10:13 AM

Should we see this as a confirmation from a lead developer that MODX 3 will be using ExtJS4?

No.

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I was referring to this, regarding ExtJS4 (not SASS):

cipa asking: Will MODX make use of SASS when it's switched to ExtJs4?
splittingred replying: Yes, but the switch will likely not happen until MODX 3.0

Since SASS is being used in 2.3 already, splittingred must have been talking about ExtJS4.
So I was just asking if that is a confirmation that ExtJS4 is going to be used in MODX 3.0, since I know there has been discussions about keeping ExtJS in MODX 3.0, or switching to something else.

As @dinocorn said, no, it is not a confirmation that we will be using ExtJS 4 (or any other version of ExtJS) in MODX 3.0.

There is no intention of using ExtJS4 in MODX 3.0. That said, dependencies are still being discussed and the community should be involved in that. If you feel the need to make the case for ExtJS, or anything else, please do. [ed. note: dinocorn last edited this post 10 years, 7 months ago.]

My next major project (if I survive the current one) will be using Angular. The more I play with it, the better I like it.

My vote goes to AngularJS as well