title: Integrating GeoExt 2.0 with Sencha Architect 3
body: <p><strong>Does anyone know the best way to go about integrating GeoExt 2.0 into Sencha Architect 3?</strong> </p>
  
  <p>It seems like it is possible but there is not a very clear way to do it based on some of the documentation I have looked at.  </p>
  
  <p>A forum post here(<a href="http://www.sencha.com/forum/showthread.php?259458-Geoext-inside-Sencha-Architect" rel="nofollow">GeoExt Inside Sencha Architect</a>) on Sencha's forums mentions adding GeoExt as an external resource then instantianting classes inside Sencha architect from the resource.  I followed the links in the post and it takes you Sencha's user guide for using resources. </p>
  
  <p>Based on this information here I should be able to do the following.</p>
  
  <ul>
  <li>Add GeoExt Map Panel as a resource</li>
  <li>Place a panel in my view</li>
  <li>Set the extend property on the panel I just placed to be GeoExtMapPanel.</li>
  </ul>
  
  <p>However, I am not finding an extend property.  </p>
  
  <p>The other option I have looked into is possibly creating Architect Extension definitions for GeoExt components that I want to use.  This option does seem more involved.  There is a guide on creating a user extension here(<a href="http://www.sencha.com/blog/building-a-user-extension-and-integrating-it-into-sencha-architect-3-part-1" rel="nofollow">Creating an Architect Extension</a>).</p>