UI framework?

[eluser]Alexander Obenauer[/eluser]
I am looking for a web app UI framework. Has anyone built such a thing?

[eluser]matthewr[/eluser]
What do you mean? Like jquery UI? Or a css framework? Or like a crud system?

[eluser]Alexander Obenauer[/eluser]
Closer to jquery ui (which i forgot all about, thanks) not crud. Probably something between jquery and a Css. Like YUI, but I never figured out how to implement it, it seems over complicated, so basically something simpler.

Does anyone know a decent article on how to implement YUI?

[eluser]matthewr[/eluser]
YUI is good but a bit slow and difficult to learn. In my experience jQuery UI is easier to use. You can also theme it a bit i think, but have never tried.

[eluser]Alexander Obenauer[/eluser]
I get the feeling the Jquery is for widgets, like tabs. I am looking for something that will let me quickly build a full app UI. Do you know what I mean?

Thanks much for all your help.

[eluser]matthewr[/eluser]
Ahh! I get you! Hope YUI solves your problems. Not an expert on it so can't help you there. Cheers!

[eluser]Unknown[/eluser]
Maybe Ext is your answer (http://extjs.com).

[eluser]Colin Williams[/eluser]
UI is particular to the specific functionality of your app, so I'm not sure how good of an idea it is to use a "UI framework." But I understand most programmer types could care less, so ExtJS might do something for you

[eluser]Alexander Obenauer[/eluser]
As with any framework, the goal is to find common ground between all apllications. Data based apps require grids, tabs, expandable layouts, resizables, etc. So a framework that easily gives these to you would be perfect.

I'll have to check out extjs!

[eluser]Alexander Obenauer[/eluser]
Extjs looks quite ideal, but it costs money to not release my source.

Any others? Or a good tut on yahoo ui?