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HCL Domino Designer XPages User Guide
This guide focuses on the aspects of creating applications using XPages technology.
Designing XPages applications
HCL Domino® Designer provides the means to populate an XPage with controls and other artifacts, and to associate an XPage with data stores.
Previewing and running XPages
XPages run in Domino® server and Notes® client environments. From Domino Designer, you can preview XPages in both environments.
Using XPages in the Notes® client
You can run XPages applications in the HCL Notes® rich client.
Translating an XPages application
When translating XPages and Custom Controls, do not make new copies for each language, since the XPage translation mechanism is different from the mechanism for the non-XPage HCL Notes® design elements.

HCL Domino Designer XPages User Guide
This guide focuses on the aspects of creating applications using XPages technology.
- Product overview
  HCL Domino® Designer supports applications development for the HCL Domino platform using XPages, forms, views, and other elements such as controls.
- Tutorials
  This section contains tutorials and information about tutorials.
- Administering applications
  HCL Domino Designer provides features for administering and managing your work and related files while developing your application projects.
- Designing XPages applications
  HCL Domino® Designer provides the means to populate an XPage with controls and other artifacts, and to associate an XPage with data stores.
  - Previewing and running XPages
    XPages run in Domino® server and Notes® client environments. From Domino Designer, you can preview XPages in both environments.
    - Previewing an XPage
      You can preview an XPage in a Domino® server or Notes® client environment.
    - Opening an XPage upon application launch
      You can open an XPage upon application launch.
    - Opening another XPage
      From an XPage, users can open other XPages through navigation rules, a simple action, XSPContext methods, and opening the URL.
    - Opening an XPage instead of a view
      For Web access only, you can open an XPage instead of a view.
    - Signing XPages
      XPages are signed with the ID of the current Domino® Designer user upon saving the XPage design element, and/or upon generating its implementation (i.e .class) file(s).
    - Using XPages in the Notes® client
      You can run XPages applications in the HCL Notes® rich client.
      - Using the XPages toolbar
        XPages applications in the Notes® client have their own toolbar, which is visible whenever an XPage has focus in the embedded browser.
      - XPages security
        Security is provided for XPages applications.
      - Prompting users to save changes to XPages
        You can control how an XPage application prompts the user when the user requests an action that closes a page with modified fields.
      - Running XPages in Notes® on a Domino® HTTP server
        For better performance, server-based XPages applications that run in the Notes® client can instead run on the Domino® HTTP server.
      - Translating an XPages application
        When translating XPages and Custom Controls, do not make new copies for each language, since the XPage translation mechanism is different from the mechanism for the non-XPage HCL Notes® design elements.
    - Designing single copy XPages
      You can store XPage design elements in one database and redirect other databases there at run-time.
    - Creating accessible applications with XPages - an overview
      For Domino® developers creating Web applications, XPages is the recommended accessible solution.
    - Specific accessibility guidelines for XPages
      Making sure that an XPages application and controls are accessible.
  - Adding controls
    Controls are visual elements such as edit boxes, buttons, images, and text that allow users to manipulate data on an XPage.
  - Adding controls from the XPages Extension Library
    The XPages Extension Library provides additional controls ready to use. The controls include an application layout object, an improved dialog, pickers, in place forms, Dojo components, dynamic content, and much more. The controls support enhancements to the Domino(r)® templates.
  - Binding and submitting data
    The data store for XPages is Domino®. You can access the data store through Domino forms and views.
  - Adding images, styles, and themes
    You can enhance your design with images, styles, and themes.
  - Responsive web design support in XPages
    The XPages Extension Library supports Bootstrap, a Responsive Web Design (RWD) framework. This support comes in the form of an XPages Responsive Bootstrap plugin that you can use in your XPages applications.
- Designing composite applications
  You can create composite applications from XPages.
- Programming
  XPages uses JavaScript™ for programming while the forms-based design elements use the formula language, LotusScript®, Java™, and JavaScript.

Translating an XPages application

When translating XPages and Custom Controls, do not make new copies for each language, since the XPage translation mechanism is different from the mechanism for the non-XPage HCL Notes® design elements.

About this task

In the XPage translation mechanism, translatable text is extracted from the XPage into a separate file by an automatic process. You then provide translations of that file in other languages. The XPage decides which translated file to use, based on the language of the Web browser or Notes® client.

For XPages translation instructions, see "XPages: How to use the localization options" in the Domino® Designer wiki.