JBoss RichFaces is a rich JavaServer Faces (JSF) component library that helps developers quickly develop next generation web applications. Practical RichFaces describes how to best take advantage of RichFaces, the integration of the Ajax4jsf and RichFaces libraries, to create a flexible and powerful programs. Assuming some JSF background, it shows you how you can radically reduce programming time and effort to create rich Ajax-based applications. What you'll learn * Quickly learn how to build rich Internet applications with out of the box RichFaces components. * Discover best strategies for implementing Ajax applications using RichFaces. * Find out when best to use the two libraries. * Create new skins for your app in no time. * Create applications without needing to write any JavaScript code. Who this book is for Java developers with knowledge of JSF looking to build next generation web applications using RichFaces, JSF users, Java programmers wishing to add Ajax to their existing programs, and old users of Ajax4jsf. Table of Contents * Introduction * Quick Start with JBoss RichFaces * RichFaces Basic Concepts * More a4j: Tags, Concepts, and Features * Input Components * Output Components * Data Iteration Components * Selection Components * Menu Components * Scrollable Data Table and Tree * Skins