my two cents: as long as you don't need web services (and you don't if I understood you correctly) you are probably better off with a JavaScript framework without a server component (i.e. without web2py).
The AngularJS framework is one of many frameworks that come with good documentation. I'd recommend digging into these examples, if you want to go this way: http://rabidgadfly.com/2012/12/angularjs-simple-calculator/ The example there also works on mobile devices. Also: http://docs.angularjs.org/tutorial/ Am Mittwoch, 23. Januar 2013 22:27:22 UTC+1 schrieb Kaare Mikkelsen: > > Hi, the answer to this question may well be that I should leave web2py > alone and use something else, so I had better start explaining what I'm > trying to do. I'm sorry if my post comes across as long-winded, feel free > to skip to the question at the bottom: > > I want to make a small app for a special, quite simple, calculation that I > do fairly often. I thought it would be a good exercise to learn how to make > this as a web-application (rather than digging into how to make apps for my > smartphone OS) that I could use through the browser on my phone. I'm > reasonably comfortable with programming, and getting better at python > (though I must say I'm still more comfortable with Matlab and c++). So, > really, first I just need to make input fields, a "go"-button, and > preferably learn how to accommodate different display sizes. Later, > naturally, there is a range of features that could be fun to tackle. > > But, when reading the online book, it seems the focus is on very different > things, with much more advanced functionality than what I need. Somehow I > feel there should be a bit more detail between "hello world" and making my > own wiki. I have read the "Overview" thoroughly, and bits and pieces of the > rest. > > I found web2py from googling how to use python to build a web application, > which lead me to django, which lead to comparisons of web2py and django, > leading me to think that this was the more beginner-friendly tool. > > QUESTION: > Is there a place where I can learn about making input forms (animating the > buttons, defining what happens when they're clicked etc.), either from > scratch or a general class? I have no experience with html, but of course I > am expecting to have to get familiar with that as well. Are these simple > objects things one should be comfortable with before tackling advanced > tools such as web2py? (if so, how?) > > I hope the above wasn't too long, and that someone can point me in the > right direction :) > --
