I disagree, mobile interfaces require a totally different approach. The chances you have to create two types of interfaces, for mobile use, and for desktop use. The small screen forces you to approach in a different manner. :)
________________________________ From: Kevin Aebig [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tue 3/29/2005 6:14 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: Is BlueDragon.NET the greatest thing since sliced bread? Just as a sidenote to Dave's post, the abilities of the flash player are also extremely flexible in that you can run the same application from both workstation browser and mobile browser. Also, MM has worked quite hard to push Flashlite to the masses by offering free lightweight components to keep build sizes small and striking deals with many mobile providers. Cheers, Kevin ---------- http://www.keslabs.com Coldfusion Remote Dashboard :: http://www.keslabs.com/crd -----Original Message----- From: Dave Watts [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2005 9:58 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: Is BlueDragon.NET the greatest thing since sliced bread? > Here, we need to consider adding .NET in order to support > apps on Pocket PC. > There are things that just don't require lugging around a > notebook and a full Windows client. Up until now, support of > CFML apps on Pocket PC has been non-existent. I'll never > leave CFM. In what ways can I see gains by using BD.NET over > just using CFM and .NET by themselves? It's worth pointing out that you don't need to use .NET to support Pocket PC. If you're just building web applications, and you assume that your Pocket PC will always be connected to a network when the application is used, you can design an interface that will work well enough within Pocket IE. Also, you can use Flash and Flash Remoting interfaces. If you want to build applications that can work with an intermittent network connection, you can build them with .NET Compact Framework and they can communicate with web services when network connectivity exists. Those web services can be written with CFMX, of course. I'll be doing a presentation at CFUNITED on building .NET Compact Framework applications that leverage CFMX web services. It's worth pointing out that ASP.NET does offer you the ability to use .NET Mobile Controls, which will let you build one (relatively simple and generic) interface which will work with desktop browsers and mobile device browsers, including not only Pocket IE but your typical WAP/WML phone. Personally, I wasn't that impressed with the mobile controls, though - I think that the interfaces differ enough to benefit from separate development in most cases. Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ Fig Leaf Software provides the highest caliber vendor-authorized instruction at our training centers in Washington DC, Atlanta, Chicago, Baltimore, Northern Virginia, or on-site at your location. Visit http://training.figleaf.com/ for more information! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:200507 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
