Thanks Peter, Your response and details (which are really nice pointers : helpful) make me feel comfortable enough to go ahead and purchase it.
regards, Glen On Thu, Nov 5, 2015 at 10:46 AM, Peter TB Brett <peter.br...@livecode.com> wrote: > On 05/11/2015 15:30, Glen Bojsza wrote: > >> I was wondering if anyone knows the current state of the HTML5 product >> that >> is being sold. >> > > I do! I am the lead developer in the core dev team for the HTML5 platform. > > My concern is that if I buy a 1 year license and it needs so many releases >> before it is developed well enough to deploy than am I buying too early? >> > > People are already deploying apps to HTML5, so arguably it *is* "developed > well enough to deploy"! On the other hand, it may not have everything that > *you* need for *your* app working yet. I suggest trying it out and seeing > what you think. > > When the product site has "Are there limitations to HTML5 deployment?" then >> this seems to be a red flag to me...is there a list of the limitations? Is >> datagrid supported? >> > > Firstly: yes, the datagrid is supported. > > There's an "HTML5 Deployment" guide included with the IDE in all editions, > and it describes the current things that work (and don't work). You can > also read it online here: > > > > https://github.com/livecode/livecode-ide/blob/develop/Documentation/guides/HTML5%20Deployment.md > > Needless to say, there are limitations. You can look at the current bugs > filed against HTML5 on the bug tracker: > > http://goo.gl/exZYQ3 > > Also, here are my own personal notes [1] about the current state of HTML5 > platform support and things I think we should work on: > > https://gist.github.com/peter-b/0bb57cc2fe2f065b00f6 > > Is HTML5 part of the community code base or is it only commercial? I >> remember that you could only try HTML5 with the community version of LC so >> can I assume that it is part of the community version still? >> > > HTML5 support in community and commercial is identical, except that you > can't make closed-source apps with the community edition. > > Can anyone share their current recent experiences with HTML5 so I can make >> a better decision. >> > > The HTML5 section of the forums has lots of examples that might help you > out: > > http://forums.livecode.com/viewforum.php?f=120 > > Hermann in particular has a bunch of really impressive demos: > > http://forums.livecode.com/viewtopic.php?f=120&t=25210 > > From my perspective, the feedback I've received so far has been very > positive. > > Peter > > [1] Standard disclaimers: if it's on this list, it doesn't mean it will be > done; if it's not on the list, it doesn't mean it won't be done; this list > is not expected to be kept up-to-date or even to continue to exist. > > -- > Dr Peter Brett <peter.br...@livecode.com> > LiveCode Open Source Team > > LiveCode on reddit: https://reddit.com/r/livecode > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscription preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode