It would be relatively straightforward to modify "Squirt" my in house RB > C++ translator to output Actionscript 3 ( a lot easier than C++ I can assure you..) from RB projects, but it would only be worthwhile doing if there was Proven market for it.
I have a survey page to gauge this : http://pub16.bravenet.com/vote/vote.php?usernum=1312170829 The current status of the Squirt project can be found here: http://www.13flatfive.com/ On 8/2/07 16:19, "German W. Bauer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I agree, Flash/Actionscript 3 makes a lot more sense then a compile > target, because AS3 has a very competent and highly evolved language > (based on the latest ECMA Script) and framework as well a a very fast > JIT compiler. > > Not being a compiIe target, almost can see a third party vendor > providing such a RB -> AS3 output plugin if there is demand. My > personal RB use went down 50% after AS3 was released and now I use > Flash for free form UI prototyping of concepts and mobile > experiences, while I use RB for projects that have to look and feel > closer to the OS they are running on and for 3D. > > + G > > > On Feb 8, 2007, at 7:49 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> Last week I had a 5 day course on Flex2. >> Flex is compiling to Flash and it is awesome. >> >> It would be very nice if RB is generating a mxml/as3 source wich >> can be compiled with the free Adobe compiler. >> I know, there are a lot of differences between the 2 frameworks, >> but, a lot of things are possible. >> >> >> Regards, >> Jaap Cammeraat >> http://www.insist.nl >> iSticky, iXiu, Go2 >> >> >> Op 8-feb-2007, om 15:37 heeft Stephen Tallent het volgende geschreven: >> >>> >>> On Feb 8, 2007, at 8:10 AM, Daniel Stenning wrote: >>> >>>> Recently someone suggested it might be a good idea of RB was able >>>> to produce >>>> FLASH source from RB projects, I noticed this article in the >>>> register today >>>> - the first time I have come across a smartphone that uses FLASH >>>> as the >>>> front end ( and I presume preferred app platform ) instead of >>>> symbian or >>>> linux etc etc.. >>> >>> No, its truly just using Flash as the GUI and not the OS, in fact, >>> its even using the Flash Lite player, which less powerful than the >>> regular Flash runtime. Either way, Flash definitely won over >>> java for in-browser apps, but thats about it. The Flash runtime >>> is great, but it is very small and focused for in-browser apps and >>> thats it. Its not really even capable of doing desktop apps on >>> its own, though there are numerous 3rd Party wrappers for the >>> flash player to help out on this, but even then, its still not >>> great. Its clearly not what Flash was designed for. Adobe is >>> trying to help in that area with a product called Apollo to be out >>> later this year, but thats another story. >>> >>> I didn't chime in the last thread, but for lots of reasons, many >>> related to the above, it wouldn't be useful for RB to have Flash >>> as a compile target. I would be happy to elaborate off list if >>> anyone really cares, since this is a bit off topic and I don't >>> want to contribute to noise on our revived list anymore than i >>> already have. >>> >>> -stephen >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Unsubscribe: >>> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Unsubscribe: >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > _______________________________________________ > Unsubscribe or switch delivery mode: > <http://www.realsoftware.com/support/listmanager/> > > Search the archives: > <http://support.realsoftware.com/listarchives/lists.html> > Regards, Dan _______________________________________________________ www.13flatFIVE.com The C++ <> REALbasic code migration specialists _______________________________________________ Unsubscribe or switch delivery mode: <http://www.realsoftware.com/support/listmanager/> Search the archives: <http://support.realsoftware.com/listarchives/lists.html>
