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 <h1>Welcome</h1>

 <p/>

 Apache Click is a modern JEE web application framework, providing a natural rich
 client style programming model. Apache Click is designed to be very easy to learn
 and use, with developers getting up and running within a day.

 <p/>
 <h3 style="margin-bottom:0em;">Highlights</h3>
 <ul class="items">
  <li class="item">Very easy to learn</li>
  <li class="item">Component and Page Oriented design</li>
  <li class="item">Event base programming model</li>
  <li class="item">Stateless and stateful page support</li>
  <li class="item">Exceptional performance</li>
  <li class="item">Automatic form rendering and client/server side validation</li>
  <li class="item">Supports Velocity, JSP or FreeMarker page rendering</li>
  <li class="item">Supports Java 1.5 and up</li>
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   <a target="topic" href="user-guide.html">
      <div class="action">User Guide</div>
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 <p/>
 The design philosophy behind Click is best summarized in the Swedish word
 <b>lagom</b> which translates to <i>not too little or too much, but optimal</i>.
 <p/>
 If you want to dive straight into some code examples see the User Guide <a href="user-guide/html/ch01.html">Introduction</a>.
 <p/>
 For those interested in the design philosophy and background of the framework read <a href="why-click.html">Why Click?</a>.

 <h3 style="margin-top:25px">Latest News</h3>

 <div class="news">
     <div class="news-header">10 February 2010 - Apache Click 2.1.0 is now available</div>
     <div class="news-item">
         We are pleased to announce the release of Click 2.1.0.
         <p/>
         Download is available <a class="external" target="_blank" href="http://www.apache.org/dyn/closer.cgi/click/click/2.1.0/click-2.1.0.zip">here</a>.
         <p/>
         Some of the highlights are:
         <ul class="news-items">
             <li class="news-item">support for <a class="external" target="_blank" href="http://code.google.com/appengine/docs/java/overview.html">Google App Engine</a>.
                 See <a href="extras-api/org/apache/click/extras/gae/GoogleAppEngineListener.html">GoogleAppEngineListener</a>
                 for details
             </li>
             <li class="news-item">
                 new documentation available in both <a href="user-guide.html">PDF and HTML</a> formats.
             </li>
             <li class="news-item">
                 improved JavaScript and CSS support. See the new
                 documentation on <a href="user-guide/html/ch02s12.html">Page HEAD elements</a>
                 and <a href="user-guide/html/ch03s05.html">Control HEAD elements</a>.
             </li>
         </ul>

         <p/>
         Please see the official <a class="external" target="_blank" href="http://blogs.apache.org/click/entry/click_2_1_0_now">announcement</a>
         and <a href="roadmap-changes.html#2.1.0">changelog</a> for more details.
         <p/>
         If you are upgrading from 2.0.1 or earlier, please refer to the
         <a href="upgrade-path.html#2.1.0">upgrade path</a>.
     </div>
 </div>

 <div class="news">
     <div class="news-header">6 February 2010 - Apache Click graduated as a new Top Level Project</div>
     <div class="news-item">
         Click has graduated from the Apache Incubator as a new top-level
         Apache project.
         <p/>
         Special thanks to our mentors, Andrus Adamchik, Henning Schmiedehausen,
         Ted Husted and Will Glass-Husain and the Incubator PMC for their guidance
         and support.
     </div>
 </div>

 <div class="news">
     <div class="news-header">5 January 2010 - Click Book now available</div>
     <div class="news-item" style="height: 170px">
         <a target='topic' href="click-online.html#gswac">
         <img class="image" align="left" src="../images/click-book.jpg" alt="Getting started with Apache Click" style="margin-right: 10px"/>
         </a>
         2010 started with a bang as <a class="external" target="_blank" href="http://www.stripesbook.com/blog/">Freddy Daoud</a>
         announced his new book:
         <a class="external" target="_blank" href="http://www.fdaoud.com/clickbook/">Getting Started With Apache Click</a>.
         <p/>
         Finally, a book is available on Apache Click which is a great
         way for getting started quickly.
         <p/>
         The book targets Click 2.1.0, which will be released in the next couple of
         weeks.
     </div>
 </div>

 <div class="news">
     <div class="news-header">24 October 2009 - Netbeans plugin for Apache Click released</div>
     <div class="news-item">
         <a class="external" target="_blank" href="http://hantsy.blogspot.com/">Hantsy Bai</a> has announced the
         release of a <a class="external" target="_blank" href="http://hantsy.blogspot.com/2009/10/click-for-netbeans-plugin-10-is-avai.html">Netbeans plugin</a>
         for Apache Click. Netbeans users can now enjoy the same features provided
         by <a href="http://click.apache.org/docs/click-ide.html">ClickIDE</a>.
         <p/>
         The plugin can be downloaded <a class="external" target="_blank" href="http://kenai.com/projects/nbx/downloads">here</a>.
     </div>
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	<h1>Welcome</h1>

	<p/>

	Apache Click is a modern JEE web application framework, providing a natural rich
	client style programming model. Apache Click is designed to be very easy to learn
	and use, with developers getting up and running within a day.

	<p/>
	<h3 style="margin-bottom:0em;">Highlights</h3>
	<ul class="items">
	<li class="item">Very easy to learn</li>
	<li class="item">Component and Page Oriented design</li>
	<li class="item">Event base programming model</li>
	<li class="item">Stateless and stateful page support</li>
	<li class="item">Exceptional performance</li>
	<li class="item">Automatic form rendering and client/server side validation</li>
	<li class="item">Supports Velocity, JSP or FreeMarker page rendering</li>
	<li class="item">Supports Java 1.5 and up</li>
	</ul>

	<div class="action-container">
	<a target="_blank" href="http://www.avoka.com/click-examples/">
	<div class="action">Examples</div>
	</a>
	<a target="topic" href="downloads.html">
	<div class="action">Download</div>
	</a>
	<a target="topic" href="user-guide.html">
	<div class="action">User Guide</div>
	</a>
	<div style="clear:both"></div>
	</div>

	<p/>
	The design philosophy behind Click is best summarized in the Swedish word
	<b>lagom</b> which translates to <i>not too little or too much, but optimal</i>.
	<p/>
	If you want to dive straight into some code examples see the User Guide <a href="user-guide/html/ch01.html">Introduction</a>.
	<p/>
	For those interested in the design philosophy and background of the framework read <a href="why-click.html">Why Click?</a>.

	<h3 style="margin-top:25px">Latest News</h3>

	<div class="news">
	<div class="news-header">10 February 2010 - Apache Click 2.1.0 is now available</div>
	<div class="news-item">
	We are pleased to announce the release of Click 2.1.0.
	<p/>
	Download is available <a class="external" target="_blank" href="http://www.apache.org/dyn/closer.cgi/click/click/2.1.0/click-2.1.0.zip">here</a>.
	<p/>
	Some of the highlights are:
	<ul class="news-items">
	<li class="news-item">support for <a class="external" target="_blank" href="http://code.google.com/appengine/docs/java/overview.html">Google App Engine</a>.
	See <a href="extras-api/org/apache/click/extras/gae/GoogleAppEngineListener.html">GoogleAppEngineListener</a>
	for details
	</li>
	<li class="news-item">
	new documentation available in both <a href="user-guide.html">PDF and HTML</a> formats.
	</li>
	<li class="news-item">
	improved JavaScript and CSS support. See the new
	documentation on <a href="user-guide/html/ch02s12.html">Page HEAD elements</a>
	and <a href="user-guide/html/ch03s05.html">Control HEAD elements</a>.
	</li>
	</ul>

	<p/>
	Please see the official <a class="external" target="_blank" href="http://blogs.apache.org/click/entry/click_2_1_0_now">announcement</a>
	and <a href="roadmap-changes.html#2.1.0">changelog</a> for more details.
	<p/>
	If you are upgrading from 2.0.1 or earlier, please refer to the
	<a href="upgrade-path.html#2.1.0">upgrade path</a>.
	</div>
	</div>

	<div class="news">
	<div class="news-header">6 February 2010 - Apache Click graduated as a new Top Level Project</div>
	<div class="news-item">
	Click has graduated from the Apache Incubator as a new top-level
	Apache project.
	<p/>
	Special thanks to our mentors, Andrus Adamchik, Henning Schmiedehausen,
	Ted Husted and Will Glass-Husain and the Incubator PMC for their guidance
	and support.
	</div>
	</div>

	<div class="news">
	<div class="news-header">5 January 2010 - Click Book now available</div>
	<div class="news-item" style="height: 170px">
	<a target='topic' href="click-online.html#gswac">
	<img class="image" align="left" src="../images/click-book.jpg" alt="Getting started with Apache Click" style="margin-right: 10px"/>
	</a>
	2010 started with a bang as <a class="external" target="_blank" href="http://www.stripesbook.com/blog/">Freddy Daoud</a>
	announced his new book:
	<a class="external" target="_blank" href="http://www.fdaoud.com/clickbook/">Getting Started With Apache Click</a>.
	<p/>
	Finally, a book is available on Apache Click which is a great
	way for getting started quickly.
	<p/>
	The book targets Click 2.1.0, which will be released in the next couple of
	weeks.
	</div>
	</div>

	<div class="news">
	<div class="news-header">24 October 2009 - Netbeans plugin for Apache Click released</div>
	<div class="news-item">
	<a class="external" target="_blank" href="http://hantsy.blogspot.com/">Hantsy Bai</a> has announced the
	release of a <a class="external" target="_blank" href="http://hantsy.blogspot.com/2009/10/click-for-netbeans-plugin-10-is-avai.html">Netbeans plugin</a>
	for Apache Click. Netbeans users can now enjoy the same features provided
	by <a href="http://click.apache.org/docs/click-ide.html">ClickIDE</a>.
	<p/>
	The plugin can be downloaded <a class="external" target="_blank" href="http://kenai.com/projects/nbx/downloads">here</a>.
	</div>
	</div>

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