Don't ignore the possibility of deploying as a local http server and having
a local webapp. The server would be on the box, so it could do things
locally, call COM, access clipboard. It's how I'm trying to do things, and
works cross-platform, and is only limited by your html/css skills.
On Thu, Nov 11, 2010 at 1:35 AM, Shaping <[email protected]> wrote:
> > I would still like to convince my sup that Factor is the way to go, and
>
> > he'll want the latest and greatest Windows 7 GUI, eventually. So my next
>
> > question is: Has anyone undertaken the task of making a more up-to-date
>
> > looking set of widgets for Factor to use when creating GUI apps, even if
>
> > those widgets/gadgets will not be used in the dev-environ itself?
>
>
>
> The widget styles for the Factor UI itself are just images, stored in
>
> basis/ui/gadgets/theme. Reskinning is a simple matter of replacing
>
> those images. But for end-user applications, you don't necessarily
>
> have to stick with the Factor UI's widgets. Since you're only
>
> targeting Windows, you can use the native Win32 APIs, or some other UI
>
> toolkit library.
>
>
>
> Yes, I was referring to the Win32 APIs. Is anyone working on this now?
>
>
>
> This is not the best strategy, anyway, if a broad deployment is the
> objective. The current Factor style reminds me of the Motif style.
>
>
>
>
>
> Shaping
>
>
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