"If you really want to provide something interesting I'd build a rich text editor that can be easily embedded in a web app. "
That would be awesome - if it was as simple to use as <fx-textarea>... (and free/libre) I would provide my first born. Sure she would put up a fight, but dad knows best. On Mar 25, 1:53 am, phil swenson <[email protected]> wrote: > Uploaders are all over the place in Flash and I really doubt that Java > can do a better job than Flash. Flash's install is nicer, faster, > smaller, and has more market share. > > If you really want to provide something interesting I'd build a rich > text editor that can be easily embedded in a web app. > > Should have all the standard features for rich text plus something > that flash can't do: paste images from the clipboard (and if possible > drag images from the filesystem). > > I have been requesting clipboard paste of the flash team for a long > time and they still haven't delivered in Flash 10. Flex doesn't have > a decent rich text editor component, it's pathetic with absolutely no > image support. The javascript rich edit controls are OK, but there is > huge room for improvement (basic stuff like end key goes to end of > line, tab works right). And they of course can never do an image > paste from clipboard. > > This control would be great for an email editor, capturing screen- > shots for a bug tracker, etc. The one thing I don't like about gmail > is I have to add images via the clunky attachment interface. I want > to take a screen-shot and drop it straight in the email and be able to > re-size it directly in the editor. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
