Don't forget that HTML5 brings with it a lot of support for offline apps: app cache, local storage, and the filesystem API ( http://www.html5rocks.com/en/tutorials/file/filesystem/). GWT will auto-generate an app cache manifest for you via an app cache linker (see Chris Ramsdale's presentation on mobile apps with GWT from I/O this year), and GWT 2.3 offers the Local Storage API (also discussed in the same presentation).
/dmc On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 7:33 AM, Magno Machado <magn...@gmail.com> wrote: > >>You could write your backend in java exposing services through > requestfactory and consume them from the gwt and swing frontend > > >Does your suggestion still applies? The desktop application should be easy > to install and do not need to configure any servers locally. I'm relative > >now to Java, so I'd be really grateful if you could elaborate. > As a said before, I never done that before (using RF from non-gwt clients), > but Thomas confirmed that it's possible. > Your app will carry the requestfactory-client.jar, I don't think you need > any server localy. You will need, of course, configure the app to tell it > where the RF server is located > > >>Anyway, can't the desktop users simply use the gwt app? > > >What limitations does it have? > Well, desktop apps are desktop apps. It's far easier to do things like > access filesystem, external devices, etc. If you don't depend on such > things, then I think your users will be ok with only the gwt frontend > > On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 5:28 AM, Alain Ekambi <jazzmatad...@googlemail.com > > wrote: > >> If you (or your customer) can afford writing 2 different client for the >> same application, then a native desktop client(be it Java, C#, or C++) is >> good choice. >> As for having your businnes code on the client(desktop). No matter which >> language you choose the businnes code will be on the client. So if someone >> really really want to crack it he will. >> If it s supposed to be the same application running on 2 different >> platforms why not simply reuse code instaed of duplicating it ? >> >> >> 2011/7/13 Warren Tang <warren.c.t...@gmail.com> >> >>> The desktop application works offline (do all the job locally without >>> ever connecting to a server). And the business code can work with or without >>> a database. So AIR may not be the choice as I'm not so confident to compile >>> the business code into Javascript (AIR). >>> >>> >>You could write your backend in java exposing services through >>> requestfactory and consume them from the gwt and swing frontend >>> >>> Does your suggestion still applies? The desktop application should be >>> easy to install and do not need to configure any servers locally. I'm >>> relative now to Java, so I'd be really grateful if you could elaborate. >>> >>> >>Anyway, can't the desktop users simply use the gwt app? >>> >>> What limitations does it have? >>> >>> >>> On Wednesday, July 13, 2011 5:54:30 AM UTC+8, Magno Machado wrote: >>> >>>> I never used it before, but afaik requestfactory can be used from non >>>> gwt clients >>>> >>>> You could write your backend in java exposing services through >>>> requestfactory and consume them from the gwt and swing frontend >>>> >>>> Anyway, can't the desktop users simply use the gwt app? >>>> >>>> On Tue, Jul 12, 2011 at 6:15 PM, Alain Ekambi <jazzma...@googlemail.com >>>> > wrote: >>>> >>>>> If you want to turn you GWT applicattion into a desktop application >>>>> Adobe AIR is a good option. >>>>> Appcelerator Titanium is also a solid but i personally prefer AIR. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> 2011/7/12 Juan Pablo Gardella <gardella...@gmail.com> >>>>> >>>>>> gwt4air perhaps help. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> 2011/7/12 Warren Tang <warren...@gmail.com> >>>>>> >>>>>>> I need to build an application which has both a web font-end and a >>>>>>> desktop front-end. There is a relational database. Lightweight >>>>>>> frameworks >>>>>>> are preferred. >>>>>>> My previous project was done with SmartGWT + GWT + MyBatis. And it is >>>>>>> the only java project I've done. >>>>>>> Currently my thought is GWT + Spring + MyBatis. I also heard about >>>>>>> SpringRoo. But the idea is quite vague for me. So could someone kindly >>>>>>> make >>>>>>> it clear for me? How can I use GWT + Swing/SwingRoo to support both the >>>>>>> web >>>>>>> and the desktop client, and reuse the business code? 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