On Mon, Jan 12, 2009 at 2:15 AM, S Page <i...@skierpage.com> wrote: > Carlos Nazareno wrote: > >> - I'd also like to see more work done on a method to easily bundle >> Gnash or HTML-based/Browser applications as stand-alone activities, or >> at least launch the browser with the wrapped activity loaded upon >> startup. > > See the Help activity in 8.2.0, it instantiates the WebView from hulahop > that underlies Browse and points it at help/XO_Introduction.html. > > But is it so bad to make your "HTML-based application" an installable > collection that shows up in the "OLPC Library" navigation on the Browse > home page? See <http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Creating_a_collection>. Just > because most library content is static non-interactive ebook material is > no reason really cool browser apps shouldn't go in the OLPC Library. > > One thing that might make collections more appealing and feel like > applications is if the collection's library.info icon (which seems > otherwise unused?!) or the web site's favicon would appear in the > Journal instead or as well as the generic globe icon of Browse. I filed > a confused ticket #9188 for this enhancement. > >> - Using a local daemon or service of some sort, the method I >> previously outlined can also be used here for "standalone" mode of the >> tests. This way, the learner can also practice with them and learn >> outside of class hours. > > The WikiBrowse activity (WikipediaEN.activity on G1G1 8.2 laptops) > starts a local python Web server and fires up a WebActivity (Browse) > instance pointing at it. > > Better, Browse's engine is XULRunner 1.9 and it has support for most of > the HTML 5 offline application spec > <http://www.w3.org/TR/2008/WD-html5-20080122/#offline>. > E.g. http://starkravingfinkle.org/projects/offline/todo.html is an > expanding form you can fill out while offline that will update the web > server when next online. It should work on an XO (I can't try it, my > wireless router is bust! :-( ). > > I concur with where you're going. *Never* ever bet against the browser. > Browse or a custom WebView activity can do everything that Firefox 3 > can do, without worrying about compatibility with abysmal MS Internet > Explorer that's keeping the web stuck in 2004. > E.g. http://wiki.laptop.org/go/FindTheCountry -- why bother with crappy > static PDF atlases when interactive technology like that is available? > And you can View > Source it! >
This is one of the coolest things I've seen in a long time!!! This is definitely going down in the SVG examples section for my class in Spring. Sameer -- Dr. Sameer Verma, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Information Systems San Francisco State University San Francisco CA 94132 USA http://verma.sfsu.edu/ http://opensource.sfsu.edu/ _______________________________________________ Devel mailing list Devel@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/devel