This one I can answer. The object tag, as implemented in existing browsers, does not work or provides a less than optimal experience for the end user. We are providing javascript utility functions to generate the tags anyway so you won't ever need to care about object vs applet.
- Josh, on the go On Nov 24, 2008, at 11:14 AM, mbien <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Nov 24, 7:53 pm, Casper Bang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> What's the purpose of reviving the applet tag which was deprecated by >> W3C 9 years ago?http://jfx.wikia.com/wiki/Applet_Example > object tag works too... > It is even AFAIK the only way to communicate with applets via > javascript. I don't see a reason to abandon the applet tag entirely - > its only deprecated. > >> >> Why not start from a clean slate, keep the deployment model simple >> and >> rely on the Object tag like Silverlight and Flash, it's not like a 3+ >> year old JRE will be able to run JavaFX anyway? >> >> /Casper >> >> On Nov 24, 7:17 pm, mbien <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>> 1.) Will the JavaFX designer be built on top of NetBeans RCP? >>> <wait for an answer> >>> 2.) Why not? >> >>> -michael >> >>> On Nov 24, 5:47 pm, Dick Wall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>>> Hi folks >> >>>> We have the opportunity to ask some questions about JavaFX coming >>>> up. >>>> JavaFX is something that we have talked about a fair bit already on >>>> the show, and also not something that is a particularly core >>>> competency to most of us on the Posse :-). As such, we wanted to >>>> find >>>> out what you would like to know about JavaFX so that we can pass >>>> the >>>> questions along. >> >>>> You can ask anything, in my experience folks like the difficult >>>> questions because it lets them get the answers out there, so feel >>>> free >>>> to ask anything you like. The one restriction is that while we will >>>> ask tough questions, we will not be asking any rude or hostile >>>> questions. Once we start doing that we are on a downward spiral to >>>> "gotcha" reporting and that is somewhere we do not want to be. >> >>>> So please, let us know what you would like to know about JavaFX. We >>>> will probably hit some questions like "do you really think Java >>>> FX can >>>> take on Flash", "what about silverlight" and those sorts of things, >>>> but help us out with what you would like to know as well. >> >>>> Cheers >> >>>> Dick > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
