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      <p><FONT size=2>03 Nov. 2002</FONT></P>
      <P><STRONG><EM><FONT color=#ff0000>TilesPlugin module aware</FONT></EM></STRONG>
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	  The TilesPlugin for struts now create one separate definition factory for each struts module.
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      <p><FONT size=2>19 Jul. 2002</FONT></P>
      <P><STRONG><EM><FONT color=#ff0000>Tiles is now in the main branch of
	   Struts1.1 distribution</FONT></EM></STRONG>
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	  A Tiles plug-in is available for Struts1.1.
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	  <p><FONT size=2>22 May 2002</FONT></P>
      <P><STRONG><EM><FONT color=#ff0000>Tiles Advanced Features Documentation (draft version)</FONT></EM></STRONG>
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	  <a href="http://www.lifl.fr/~dumoulin/tiles/tilesAdvancedFeatures.pdf" />tilesAdvancedFeatures.pdf</a>
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      <P><STRONG><EM><FONT color=#ff0000>Tiles-blank Applications</FONT></EM></STRONG>
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	  Different <code>tiles-blanc.war</code> files are now provided to help starting new project using Tiles. 
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		  <li><code>tiles-blank.war</code> - Tiles without Struts</li>
		  <li><code>tiles-blank-struts1.1.war</code> - Tiles with Struts1.1</li>
		  <li><code>tiles-blank-struts1.0.war</code> - Tiles with latest stable Struts1.0.x</li>
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      <P><FONT color=#ff0000><EM><STRONG>Article on Tiles and Struts</STRONG></EM></FONT>
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	  An article on using Tiles and Struts is available at :
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	  <a href="http://www.javaworld.com/javaworld/jw-01-2002/jw-0104-tilestrut.html" >http://www.javaworld.com/javaworld/jw-01-2002/jw-0104-tilestrut.html</a>
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      <P><FONT color=#ff0000><EM><STRONG>Dynamic Layout</STRONG></EM></FONT>
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	  Dynamic layouts allow a user to customize a site L&amp;F. Check the example to see how to proceed with Tiles.
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      <P><FONT color=#ff0000><EM><STRONG>New Layout : Tabs</STRONG></EM></FONT>
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	  The new tabs layout allows to build easily tabs like page : specify which
	  body you want in which tabs, and that all !
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      <P><FONT color=#ff0000><EM><STRONG>Commented Examples</STRONG></EM></FONT>
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	  A lot of interesting examples have been revisited and commented in a "portal" fashion.
	  Check "Live Examples" menu entry.
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      <P><STRONG><EM><FONT color=#ff0000>Each Tile can have its own controller !<BR></FONT></EM></STRONG>
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	  It is now possible to associate a controller to each Tile. This controller (Java code 
	  or struts action) is called immediately before the Tile jsp page. It is useful to prepare 
	  data to be shown by jsp page. 
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      <P><STRONG><EM><FONT color=#ff0000>Reload Action<BR></FONT></EM></STRONG>
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	  There is now a reload action, and a reloadable factory wrapper allowing to reload Tiles
	  configuration files without restarting web server.
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      <P><STRONG><EM><FONT color=#ff0000>Use and Set Bean in configuration file<BR></FONT></EM></STRONG>
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	  It is now possible to use and set beans in the configuration file. Such bean can then be
	  set as a &lt;put&gt; or &lt;putList&gt; tag value.
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	  This increase and facilitate menu creation.
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      <FONT size=2>Check "History" for latest modifications (further in this page)</FONT></P>
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