Creating an Estore From the Ground Up - Controlling The Page View

<%@ page import="com.sun.estore.control.Web.ScreenNames" %>

<jsp:useBean

  id="screenManager"

  class="com.sun.estore.control.Web.ScreenFlowManager"

  scope="session"/>

<j2ee:CreateTemplate template="template"

     screen="<%=screenManager.getCurrentScreen(request)%>">

     <j2ee:Screen screen="<%=ScreenNames.MAIN_SCREEN%>">

          <j2ee:Parameter parameter="HTML Title"

              value="Welcome to Java Pet Store Demo" direct="true"/>

          <j2ee:Parameter parameter="HTML Banner"

              value="/banner.jsp" direct="false"/>

          <j2ee:Parameter parameter="HTML Body"

              value="/index.jsp" direct="false"/>

     </j2ee:Screen>

     <j2ee:Screen screen="<%=ScreenNames.SIGN_IN_SUCCESS_SCREEN%>">

          ...

     </j2ee:Screen>

     ...

</j2ee:CreateTemplate>

Defining Page Appearance

<table border="0"  cellspacing="0" width="600" >

  <tr>

    <td>

      <%@ include file="sideindex.jsp"%>

    </td>

    <td bgcolor="white" height="300">

      <%@ include file="splash.jsp" %>

    </td>

  </tr>

</table>

</HTML >

Of course this is just a base; you can customize it in any way that your skills allow. If, however, you want a no-code option, you do have a few choices. Some of these choices include: 

Jimdo

• A sub-domain 
  
  
• 500 MB of storage space 
  
  
• Custom templates
  
  
• Photo Galleries
  
  
• SEO
  
  
• RSS and friending support

Cafe Press

• A sub-domain
  
  
• The ability to put the same image on multiple items easily.
  
  
• Custom templates
  
  
• Photo galleries

eBay

• Listings on a very large site, where many people already go to shop.
  
  
• The ability to put up images and control both pricing and shipping options easily.

Next: Setting Up the Store Front >>
 

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