----- Original Message ----- From: "Howdy-Tzi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > You know I would *really* look at the idea of having a local-run, > downloadable app rather than try to do it all in a browser. I really > think you are stretching past the breaking point the limits of what can > be done with a shockfile here. One clear advantage is if you needed to > do visual compositing with images &c., you could do it all in a > nonvisible MIAW.
I'm planning on having an offline version as well, but there does need to be an online version - it's a major selling point. I'll probably make the offline one more functional, but I want to push the online one as far as it will go before I start branching. I haven't yet decided if I'm even going to stick with Director for the offline one, because I want to expand it out to the sort of functionality of a small office suite. I might stick with Dir anyway to keep the number of different versions to a minimum; the offline Windows and Mac versions would have the same source (wihout messing about with abstraction layers) and they could share a lot of interface code with the online version so everything looks consistent. Still, this is the sort of thing where if I have to hand loads of Xtras on to get it working, it's not going to be worth doing it in Director at all. - Robert [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.penworks.com/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to the list, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Problems, email [EMAIL PROTECTED]). Lingo-L is for learning and helping with programming Lingo. Thanks!]
