Laszlo Training Courses are divided into topics, most of which are between 35 and 45 minutes long. Students are highly encouraged to participate in all types of topics, and are expected to write LZX code in all Laszlo Training Courses.
Day 1
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| Topic | | Type | | Description |
| Introduction | Tutorial | Teacher/student/class introduction | ||
| Laszlo Architecture Overview | Lecture | Explanation of Laszlo technology, infrastructure, background | ||
| LPS Installation | Lab | Developer install, filesystem layout | ||
| Hello World | Lecture/Lab | Hello World in Laszlo, working in XML. | ||
| View Basics | Lecture/Lab | View positioning, sizing, colors, behavior, built-in attributes, simplelayout. | ||
| Art Assets & Media | Lecture/Lab | Media types, compile-/run-time media, audio/video streaming, resources, resource APIs | ||
| Lunch | ||||
| Text & Fonts | Lecture/Lab | Declaring fonts, default fonts, specifying fonts | ||
| Scripting | Lecture/Lab | Referencing, scope, attributes, setSource, events/event handlers, writing script, methods, using the debugger, simple constraints, intro to classes | ||
| Components | Lecture/Lab | Use LZ components to send data to an HTTP REST service and read the XML response | ||
| Animation | Lecture/Lab | Tag-based, script-based, animatorgroups, animator APIs | ||
| Introduction to Data | Lecture/Lab | Quick review, datasets, embedded data, HTTP data, datapointers, databinding, replication, data-driven constraints | ||
| Open Lab | Lab | Q & A with teacher support |
Day 2
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| Topic | | Type | | Description |
| Planning your application | Lecture | Introducing the application, design process | ||
| Application Analyis | Tutorial | Breaking down the application | ||
| Designing your application | Tutorial | Breaking down the application | ||
| Application Implementation | Lab | Building application in LZX | ||
| Lunch | ||||
| Application Implementation (continued) | Lab | Building application in LZX | ||
| Application Review | Tutorial | Review, optimization |
Explanation of Types
Lecture
Teacher presentation.
Lab
Students write own LZX code.
Lecture/Lab
Combination of lecture and lab. Students typically follow along by writing code along with teacher. Dedicated lab sessions are interspersed throughout.
Tutorial
No coding, lots of participation from students.
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