* Richard Martin ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
> Sorry to kick up this thread again, but...
> 
> Why not make the background an html browser which supports plug-ins. 
> That way backgrounds could be written in plain html, html with 
> javascript or even Flash. You can't get more flexible than that.
I personally don't think this is best.  It'd be moving from one data
format(edb/ebits) to a flat text(html) file.  The idea of where this is
going is that you have a tool to create these ebits2 files and all the
functionality that you'd get from javascript and prolly a subset of the
functionality flash provides.  This allows us to define the rules of the
game and not be limited to what html/javascript provides us.  Comparing
it to an html file isn't that far off from what it'll do.  As most of
the sizing, placement, timers etc information will be kept in the ebits2
file, kinda like ENAA.

If I'm way off with this idea, somebody shout.

> 
> Corey Donohoe wrote:
> 
> >* Ibukun Olumuyiwa ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
> > 
> >
> >>On Thu 27 Feb 2003, Corey Donohoe wrote:
> >>   
> >>
> >>>* Ibukun Olumuyiwa ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
> >>>     
> >>>
> >>>>I'm thinking more of a generally programmable/customizable background
> >>>>manager that can do much more than just rotate between a bunch of
> >>>>static pictures, but actually do some animation, dynamic content etc.
> >>>>(this sounds like some feature expansion for ebg).
> >>>>       
> >>>>
> >>>I thought that was what ebits2 would eventually do?  No need to add it
> >>>to ebg imo. =)
> >>>     
> >>>
> >>Hmm, so ebits will be replacing ebg as well? If so it's a good thing, some
> >>library convergence has been needed for some time anyway.
> >>   
> >>
> >
> >The way raster described the keying structure of ebits2 a while back should
> >make it relatively easy to embed one or more backgrounds into an ebits2
> >file.  The current api calls for ebg shouldn't need modification, migrating
> >from edb to whatever format ebits2 will use only really requires work in 
> >the
> >load/save functions with a possibility of expanding ebg's really small api
> >if it wanted backward compatability support(atleast until there was
> >sufficient other stuff to constitute its abandonment).  
> >
> >Eventually merge this functionality into ebits2.  Then with your ebits2
> >builder thingie you say the background should be foo(a file on disk, a path
> >in a ebits2 file, or somethin), I want it on layer n, it should be resized
> >to w and h, and i want it at x,y.   Dunno how raster would feel about all
> >this, but that's kinda the way I had envisioned it.
> >
> >Ask not what ebits2 can do for you, but what you can do for ebits2!
> >(sorry i couldn't help it)
> > 
> >
> >>   
> >>
> >>>>--Ibukun
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