Unless you get somewhat fancy, as in using something like XUL, XAML or MXML to describe an interface, and using something (XSLTs?) to transform it for one or more targets, with the transformation engine being smart enough to adapt/reduce for each target.
But, which ends up being less work? Create the engine, or create two UIs individually and manually? Unless you commonly and repeatedly create schizophrenic apps (Winforms & WebForms), it's probably less work to live with both personalities... :) _________________________________ Paul Tiseo, Systems Programmer Research Computing Facility Mayo Clinic Jacksonville, Griffin 371 [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -----Original Message----- > From: Moderated discussion of advanced .NET topics. [mailto:ADVANCED- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Thomas Tomiczek > Sent: Tuesday, April 20, 2004 10:35 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [ADVANCED-DOTNET] Using a common form for web and windows- > based application. > > > This would speed things a lot, especially for enterprise development. > > Possibly. > > But only if you like extremely idiotic surfaces. > > You may not be aware of it, but the capabilities of local applications > and html are vastly different. You CAN NOT move environments without > basically getting the worst of both worlds. Just will not work. > > Wishfull thinking. > > Thomas Tomiczek > THONA Software & Consulting Ltd. > (Microsoft MVP C#/.NET) > (CTO PowerNodes Ltd.) > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Moderated discussion of advanced .NET topics. > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Seref Arikan > > Sent: Dienstag, 20. April 2004 15:42 > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: [ADVANCED-DOTNET] Using a common form for web > > and windows-based application. > > > > Hi, > > This is the question that i've been thinking about for some > > time. My idea is to design a GUI form, and save it in some > > format (probably XML based) and then render it to different > > types of environments like web or windows forms. > > XUL on java is based on this idea, if i'm not wrong, and XAML > > will allow something similar (i am not sure much about both > > of these statements, so please forgive me if i'm wrong) The > > idea is to design a user interface and to use it's definition > > to generate GUI forms on the fly for different environments. > > This would speed things a lot, especially for enterprise development. > > I'd definitely like to hear comments/suggestions on this one > > Best Regards Seref Arikan > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Moderated discussion of advanced .NET topics. > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Vipul Patel > > Sent: Tuesday, April 20, 2004 12:55 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: [ADVANCED-DOTNET] Using a common form for web and > > windows-based application. > > > > > > We have a GUI based windows application and a Web based > > application. Both the applications are accessing the same > > business logic to display the data. > > We have separately created Windows forms for Windows > > application and Web forms for the web application. > > > > Is there a way by which we can save these forms (either > > windows forms or web > > forms) as a shared dll so that the two applications display > > the same forms and we don't have to create the forms for each > > application. > > > > If it is not possible using Visual Studio .net then are there > > any third party tools which can be used to accomplish this. I > > have heard about Infragistics but don't know more on this. > > Does it provide the facility of using same forms for windows > > and web applications? > > > > Regards, > > Vipul Patel > > > > =================================== > > This list is hosted by DevelopMentor(r) http://www.develop.com > > Some .NET courses you may be interested in: > > > > NEW! Guerrilla ASP.NET, 17 May 2004, in Los Angeles > > http://www.develop.com/courses/gaspdotnetls > > > > View archives and manage your subscription(s) at > > http://discuss.develop.com > > > > =================================== > > This list is hosted by DevelopMentor(r) http://www.develop.com > > Some .NET courses you may be interested in: > > > > NEW! Guerrilla ASP.NET, 17 May 2004, in Los Angeles > > http://www.develop.com/courses/gaspdotnetls > > > > View archives and manage your subscription(s) at > > http://discuss.develop.com > > > > > > =================================== > This list is hosted by DevelopMentorŪ http://www.develop.com > Some .NET courses you may be interested in: > > NEW! Guerrilla ASP.NET, 17 May 2004, in Los Angeles > http://www.develop.com/courses/gaspdotnetls > > View archives and manage your subscription(s) at > http://discuss.develop.com =================================== This list is hosted by DevelopMentorŪ http://www.develop.com Some .NET courses you may be interested in: NEW! Guerrilla ASP.NET, 17 May 2004, in Los Angeles http://www.develop.com/courses/gaspdotnetls View archives and manage your subscription(s) at http://discuss.develop.com
