On Mon, 20 Aug 2007, Andreas Berger wrote:
>
>
> Graeme Geldenhuys wrote:
> > On 20/08/07, Michael Van Canneyt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > > But please be realistic:
> > > There is no way to port an application to the web by just recompiling.
> > > It just can't be done. Think database access, file access etc.
> > >
> > > If you want to work using the web, you must program for the web:
> > > client/server. The browser is an extremely restricted environment.
> > >
> >
> >
> > Damn straight! I fully agree. I have developed quite a few grey hairs
> > since we took on a web based project. :) Give me normal GUI based
> > apps anytime over web based apps!
> >
> >
> I agree as well. My idea is to make apps that are (internally) client-server.
> The server is written in FPC and does EVERYTHING but draw. The client does the
> drawing. If the client is a browser then the server sends html and javascript
> commands to draw it. If the client is a normal GUI then the server uses
> lazarus widgets to draw. In the later case the client can be embedded together
> with the server. Of course I can only use widgets that I can also access via
> javascript.
>
> I haven't fully ironed everything out, put this is the idea.
This is what Morfik does. Only it allows you to code the browser-side
javascript in Pascal/Basic/Java and converts that to javascript which
runs in the browser.
Michael.
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