On 7/9/06, funkstar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
EDIT: another down side of Flash is that any developer wanting to contribute to its development will need a licenced copy. also who knows how this will work with the SlimDevices SVN code base. I'm guessing you would have to check out the latest version, make changes to it, then check your version back in. All the time hoping you are the only one working on the file so you don't have conflicting updates etc. I do think a Flash interface will appear at some point, and i can see some people really liking it, but i also think you can get just as much functionality from a well engineered web interface.
OpenLaszlo solve some of this, although the new Legals project is a bit heavyweight for my tastes. For what it's worth, ExBrowse3 is structured far more like an application than a web page; it just happens to use HTML for the UI rather than XUL or a more conventional toolkit. I started doing web development with the SlimServer XUL skin a few years ago, but XUL really isn't designed for unsigned use within an ordinary web site. Sure, you can do fun stuff like real, desktop-integrated D&D with Gecko and XUL... but that can only be done if the app runs with local priviledges, as an extension or standalone XULRunner app (i.e. Songbird), or as a (horribly cumbersome to develop) signed script with annoying Javascript security popups. Writing a client-side app in Javascript/HTML has advantages and disadvantages; it's a horrible PITA to write (the browsers take "write once, debug everywhere" to a whole new level), and is almost impossible to work with if you aren't already familiar with all the code (which is why EB3 breaks far too often). On the other hand, when it works, it's really really cool. Hopefully, within the next few years there will be ways of integrating the structure and power of the new MVC frameworks more closely with client-side Javascript. InnerHTML doesn't count. ;) It hasn't happened yet, though. - Jacob _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
