There's currently some momentum towards adding more AJAX functionality to the console which may address some of your concerns. I would really like to get your feedback on GERONIMO-2333. I'm excited about seeing more functionality like this in the console. Do you think this is a good direction for us to go?
One advantage to using a webapp vs. an application deployed and managed via webstart, Eclipse or NB is that it allows us to test and improve the same J2EE and plugin framework that many apps deployed in Geronimo will use. If we can do it right then it's a great way to show how powerful Geronimo can be. To me that's an extremely compelling reason to continue investing in the web interface. I also think it's great to provide a solution that runs in the server and keeps the client footprint to a minimum. But that doesn't mean there aren't a multitude of advantages to providing consoles based on other platforms. I hope we can continue to collect input from that point of view. Best wishes, Paul On 9/17/06, Jason Dillon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Anyone have any thoughts on using Swing for the console... instead of a webapp (which are kinda evil IMO)... and then using webstart to serve it? Maybe using Netbeans (or that license not ASL friendly)? I've done some work with NB before at it would be very easy to create a rich user experience... and its easy to drop in new modules to support different aspects of administration and monitoring. I dunno.. just a thought... --jason
