Our team are considering Laszlo for an Internet dashboard-type application. Laszlo has come out ahead of the evaluation on all criteria accept the issue that we need to be able to embed a wide range of widgets which may be _javascript_, applets, Flash. We are assuming that the future Laszlo->DHTML compilation will provide more flexibility but a number of key questions remain before we feel comfortable choosing Laszlo - any help greatly appreciated!
- How firm are the
plans to release Laszlo->DHTML compilation. When is a fully stable
release realistically expected?
- Will all the Laszlo
language be supported in DHTML
compilation including all animations etc.?
- Will the performance
and look-and-feel be equal to the Flash version? Can we expect full
portability between IE and FireFox for the DHTML version?
- Will it be possible to embed all non-Laszlo browser content in windows within Laszlo applications - applets, flash, _javascript_/DHTML etc.?
- Will these non-Laszlo components be able to communicate with the Laszlo objects and with the server services?
- What Laszlo command
will be used for this embedding?
- Code caching: We are planning a large
Laszlo applications with many subcomponents that may change from time to
time. Is there a solution to ensure that the browser will (a) download
code for different components as needed and not all in once in order that
application startup time will be acceptable (b) cache code so that every new
component will run instantly the second time it is run (c) update code for new
components automatically when a newer version is on the server? What is
the solution for this and how does it work? Is there a difference
between DHTML and Flash Laszlo in this respect?
Thanks so much for any help
Zvi
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