I haven't used it but the following open-source, browser-based IDE might be worth looking at, for ideas if nothing else: https://bespin.mozilla.com/
http://mozillalabs.com/bespin/2009/11/13/bespin-embedded-first-preview-release/#more-21 http://arstechnica.com/open-source/news/2009/02/ide-in-the-cloud-mozilla-labs-browser-based-ide-prototype.ars The downside is that it appears to be aimed at browsers at the cutting/bleeding-edge of HTML standards support. > From: Dan Bron > > My vision of an idea J online IDE (i.e. JHS) is very similar to the > Mibbit > interface. See [1] for a screenshot and [2] for more information > (including critical reception & reviews), and [3] to try it yourself > (if > you're familiar with IRC). > > Mibbit has everything JHS would need. Its IRC windows are very much > like > IJX windows, it has line recall & logging, it supports multiple tabs > (within a single browser tab), it has a docked list (which we could use > for locales, names, etc), it supports sessions with and without logging > in, highlighting, user preferences with a convenient interface, you can > bookmark specific configurations (i.e. workspaces), and all the rest. > It's an AJAX platform and works nearly flawlessly with all modern > browsers > (even less popular browsers, like my favorite, Opera). I've actually > used > it as a J IDE in the past, running against Ambrus' jevalbots (5]. > > Unfortunately, I don't think Mibbit is open source, or even built on > top of > an open source platform (like Drupal or anything). But IMO it's > certainly > a light to aim at, and would give us a reference for the JHS > features/roadmap discussion (e.g. we could discuss whether we want > multiple HTML "tabs" within a single browser tab, like Mibbit has -- I > know I'd prefer that). > > -Dan > > > [1] Screenshot > http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/45/Mibbit_screenshot.pn > g > > [2] About Mibbit (links to acclaim for its UI) > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mibbit > > [3] Try it out: > http://www.mibbit.com > > [4] Mibbit source & license: > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Mibbit#License > > [5] Sadly, that's no longer possible, because Freenode blocked Mibbit, > and > Freenode's web chat UI is lightyears behind Mibbit's. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
