Torsten Curdt wrote: >> I did not like these kind of solutions because you first have to >> intall the Java JRE. So it is not what a typical Windows user wants >> (he wants to click on Setup.exe and press "next, next next, close"). > > > Well, true ...but TBH: what does such a user want with Cocoon in the end? > I think expecting a JDK/JRE is ok. Cocoon is a framework not a app you > just run.
Well, I was recently helping a friend, who is a graphic designer who has recently been reading a book on XSLT to get Cocoon running on his Mac. He has now, on his own, created a simple page using XML and XSLT, however he hasn't the faintest idea what Java is, and quite possibly never will. But, for some of the sites he wants to build, he finds the possibilities with Cocoon to be quite exciting - couldn't do them with just Dreamweaver. So, assuming that someone can install a JDK and set their own JAVA_HOME does preclude some users, particularly those who may be happy with just XML, XSLT and sitemap. Regards, Upayavira P.S. I've also had him writing up his experiences as he goes. If we're lucky, we might get some decent beginner oriented articles out of him.
