Hi I am thinking on similar thoughts. I am evaluating converting LZX files into some other format using XSLT transformation - Even if we cant draw widgets , atleast we should be able to place views and adjust their placements. GeniTeam, is evaluating contributing to IDE development starting from mid may.
Regards, Khurram Samad GeniTeam www.geniteam.com <http://www.geniteam.com/> _____ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Not Zippy Sent: Friday, April 20, 2007 10:40 AM To: jamesr Cc: laszlo-user Subject: Re: [Laszlo-user] IDE4Laszlo status Just my thoughts. Before getting into the large scale IDE I would rethink the initial simplistic view and why wrappers like eclipse fail for this. Basically for an nice GUI IDE you would like to be able to draw from a set of widgets and place them inside another container. The problem with eclipse (and others) are multiple: 1) You need to deploy the application to the laszlo server to compile and return you your widget. This (obviously) takes time. 2) How do you present the widget ? You cannot really provide and drop target on a flash object. A possible solution would be to extract the compiler out of tomcat so the widget can be compiled but then you have to also provide a runtime target that supports the drag & drop. Html may be getting close but it isnt there yet. A different approach is needed... Might it be possible to build an IDE using laszlo AS the IDE ?
