Michael Jennings wrote: > On Saturday, 02 August 2008, at 10:52:08 (+1000), > Carsten Haitzler wrote: > > >> seems there's a few votes for keep of embryo. i'm going to just monitor the >> sentiment here - i'm agnostic really - though edje needs a LOT better >> "scripting" support. yes JS might be an option - python imho is just away too >> big and heavy. existing efl bindings are not really useful as edje will have >> to >> wrap and hide most things - ie you set up a timer - edje needs to know so it >> can delete the timer on edje object deletion. just an example. so it's pretty >> much a level playing field based on: >> >> 1. efficiency of the language - the leaner/faster, the better >> 2. actual language ease of use/documentation/facilities. etc. >> 3. aptness of the language engine to embedding as a slave to a library for >> doing code logic (ie be able to function fully sandboxed without any >> features/calls and all calls are explicitly exported from edje). >> >> lua right now seems to be probably the candidate i've seen. embryo is a close >> second (used to be better than lua). >> > > Python is definitely too bulky and unstable (i.e., moving target). > Perl is a stationary target but still too heavy. Even JS might be too > much, and it's not really a speed demon. > > I know rpm5 is using lua to great success. It's clean, fast, and easy > to embed. I'll also reiterate my recommendation of ferite for the > same reasons. (I personally prefer ferite's syntax to lua's, but lua > seems to have won the popularity contest.) >
I'd also throw a vote out for ferite, the author of it was once involved with E wasn't he? If anything I know he'd be very interested with an integration in edje as I've personally been asked by him if anyone had considered it :) I might even take a close look at lua and ferite so I can make a more informed decision :) Just so I'm aware, is there anything outstanding in lua that embryo can't do? Is it just the wide-spread usage of lua and it's documentation that make it worth the switch or is it syntactically better, provide better performance, etc? > Michael > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ enlightenment-devel mailing list enlightenment-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/enlightenment-devel
