On Jan 22, 2008, at 10:45 AM, Lee Jenkins wrote: > Andres Paglayan wrote: >> On Jan 22, 2008, at 7:01 AM, Lee Jenkins wrote: >> >>> Chris Bagnall wrote: >>>> Greetings list, >>>> >>>> Does anyone out there fancy some work doing some Flash Operator >>>> Panel console layouts for our clients? (or can recommend and >>>> configure an alternative to FOP) >>>> >>>> My graphic design/layout skills suck, and I need to do an operator >>>> console for a 50-seat install fairly urgently. >>>> >>>> If this one goes well, we have 2 100-seat installs coming up next >>>> month that'll also need consoles, so this could become a regular >>>> thing for someone interested and skilled in the area. >>>> >>>> Also looking for suggestions of other operator console packages to >>>> consider (either commercial or GPL - don't mind) from folks who've >>>> deployed operator consoles in the past. >>>> >>>> Could interested parties please contact me off-list with a rough >>>> price estimate for the work and your hourly rate for other bits >>>> and pieces. All SIP accounts already exist on the server and we >>>> have a full mapping of SIP accounts to names. >>>> >>>> Thanks in advance. >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> >>>> Chris >>> I wrote one a little while back: >>> >>> http://www.datatrakpos.com/pos/datatalk/maestro.aspx >>> >>> Client later decided that it should be cross platform so I'm in the >>> process of >>> re-writing it. >> >> I know it's lame to comment on somebody else work when one has no >> scoop, >> so accept my appos beforehand, >> ...but, now that you are at it, >> >> Did you consider using XUL? > > Not lame at all ;) > > The application in the link above is a 32 bit Windows desktop > application so I'm > not sure of the context for XUL. Are you asking if I considered > writing it as a > firefox browser add-in?
it can be both, a plug in or an stand alone, cross platform application if you bundle the engine with it, > >> A kick-butt architecture for this can be something like a XUL app on >> the client, >> and Rails at the backend, >> > > Isn't Rails kinda slow for that kind of thing? I'm no expert by > any stretch, > but I've seen some language compiler tests and Ruby on Rails was > usually pretty > far down there. kinda slower than C, for sure, a notch slower than java, and not a drag at all for a modern system that runs the average 10 - 35 people office, > >> I like from the hud how they manage the "units" for each extension, >> very easy to replicate in XUL, and very easy for rails to respond to >> them >> >>> At any rate, it's a bit different that others I've seen because >>> there are no >>> predefined functionality. You give it life by defining simple AMI >>> command >>> templates that it executes in response to UI events. >> >> UI send asynchronous to Rails >> and refreshes each "extension unit" >> > > Again, it sounds like you're a Ruby/Rails user. The original > requirement for > this product was that it be a Windows desktop application. born wrong, > Now that has changed > and its being re-written to run on Windows and Linux/GTK. you can still run the server layer on rails, and have it responding to your UI requests in any format you choose, just to open up a whole set of integration to regular web apps > The UI is also being > modified to accommodate both mouse and touch screen driven > operation to run > either as a tray application on a desktop computer (windows/linux) > or as a > separate 10" touch screen based panel which can be placed on a desk > for high > volume receptionist areas like this particular client has. as long as the clicks happen, a mouse or a touch will be fine, > > -- > Warm Regards, > > Lee > > "Everything I needed to learn in life, I learned selling > encyclopedias door to > door." > > _______________________________________________ > --Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com-- > > asterisk-biz mailing list > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-biz _______________________________________________ --Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com-- asterisk-biz mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-biz