On Fri, May 16, 2014 at 12:15:40PM -0700, David Gileadi via Digitalmars-d wrote: > On 5/16/14, 11:52 AM, Nick Sabalausky wrote: > >But then using it as a GUI engine and software platform is like > >abusing Latex or PDF to make software run inside Acrobat Viewer. All > >the effort, bloat and compromises...and for what point? > > I assume that question is mostly rhetorical, because of course the > point for many companies is that while some subset of users may have > Acrobat Viewer installed, everyone has a browser.
Given my belated discovery today (that PDFs can contain scripts, attachments, and movies), I regard this as a most fortunate thing! Else we'd be stuck with AdobeOS inflicting bloat, security holes, and broken functionality on computers everywhere. > Compare the process of installing a native app (even on simple devices > like phones) to the single click for loading a web app. Add to that > making sure the user gets timely bug fixes and new features and it's > easy to see why web apps make sense for many companies. > > It's just tragic that the format for them evolved through HTML; it's > become monstrous and deformed in all the ways you've discussed. I long for the day when we will finally shed all vestiges of HTML, Javascript, CSS, and whatever it is that's the hot item today, and replace it all with a properly-designed universal system. Sadly, I will probably not live to see that day. T -- Why is it that all of the instruments seeking intelligent life in the universe are pointed away from Earth? -- Michael Beibl
