Richard Gaskin asked:
>Are there any MC apps which are in development which use Net protocols
>(HTTP, FTP, custom) as an integral part of its functionality? Any of those
>likely to be released this year?
I am working on building web communications features into two mathematical
puzzle applications that I am upgrading. These are permutation puzzles in
which one needs to move the component pieces around under certain
constraints until one gets them all into their right places.
I am now working on a system by which a user of the puzzles can download
text files from a web site I will develop. These text files will be of two
types. The first type are programs for the macro buttons that the puzzles
have. When loaded with a program, a macro button will perform a sequence
of moves that are useful enough to want to repeat. The other type of file
will be a description for how to configure the pieces. By passing this
type of file around, users of the puzzles can share with each other new
challenging or interesting configurations of the puzzles.
I have only done some feasibility tests so far but am finding that MetaCard
makes it easy for even a novice scripter like I am to develop a web-savvy
application that does what he wants.
My goal is to have these puzzles out this year.
Richard Gaskin again:
>If I can find three or four such projects, I'd like to include profiles of
>the application and the developer as part of an article on why Net GUIs can
>sometimes make more sense outside of the browser.
For what I am doing, involving a web browser would be cumbersome. The
display of the data will take place from a MetaCard window than I already
need to have, so why open a browser for this?
Richard, you seem to be thinking along the line of Web apps that use high
end tools for downloading and displaying media, for example. My example
shows that a non-browser, web-savvy app that gets only simple text data
from the Web can also make sense. So if you want an example from the
simple end of the spectrum, mine would be it. :-)
John Kiltinen
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Northern Michigan University Fax (906) 228-4667 or (906) 2272010
Marquette, MI 49855 USA
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