> First, if you wrap your editor around native functionality then the > capabilities and behavior of the editor will vary by platform, which is > certainly no good.
Why? It seems like most of the editors already support a very common set of features. Most users are not going to be impressed that a Java editor functions the same way on all platforms. I'm sure a Mac user would prefer the editor to function like a native application/widget. I know part of the reason I dislike Macromedia applications is that they do not feel or function like Windows applications. I pretty sure I'm note alone on this. > Second, why would a Java solution be limited in any > way as compared to a native solution? Because, instead of writing a relatively simple interface for each different platform, you'd have to write, test, debug, etc. all the functionality yourself. Unless I'm completely off base, I think it would take much more time to write a feature rich, cross platform HTML editor. I'd much rather just leverage the work done by other individuals. I don't have any desire to reinvent the wheel. Benjamin S. Rogers http://www.c4.net/ v.508.240.0051 f.508.240.0057 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm?link=t:4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm?link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm
