Posted on May 4, 2009 - by ruby
Preview Rico 3.0 Alpha, Now Run Multiple Libraries
Spreading out news from Dion Almaer of Ajaxian about the preview of new Rico 3.0 (alpha version). If you haven’t heard about Rico (officially called OpenRico), Rico is an open source javaScript framework used to create rich, highly interactive web applications. It includes grids, calendar & tree controls, drag & drop, ajax, and more.
While previous versions of Rico were tightly integrated with Prototype, the new version can work with any of 5 base libraries – Prototype, dojo, jQuery, MooTools, and ext-core. The event model, Ajax model, Animation model, and CSS selector model are tied to the base library, but adapters provide common calling conventions. So now if your project uses jQuery, you can still use Rico LiveGrids!
The second big change is that Rico 3.0 is compatible with jQuery Themeroller. There are 5 built-in Rico themes that have been extended to cover not just LiveGrid, but all Rico widgets. But if one of those isn’t exciting enough for you, you can now style LiveGrid and the other widgets using Themeroller. And, you can use those Themeroller themes without using jQuery – they will run with any of the 5 base libraries that Rico 3.0 is compatible with.
