On Tuesday, December 4, 2012 4:23:39 PM UTC-5, Mark Levison wrote: > > There are frequently requests to create MLO for Mac. Let me help you > understand how complex this would be and why I hope Andrey never does it. > > MLO Windows is written in Delphi (aka Object Pascal - > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Object_Pascal) - the Borland Version > (presumably Embarcadero now). While it turns out that you can compile > Delphi for the Mac that doesn't mean it would easy (or sensible to port). > > Fundamentally a program like MLO is made from 4-5 parts > - GUI - which involves working with the windowing system > - Rules Engine - handles the tasks themselves and all of the rules MLO > this the real power of the application > - Synchronization Engine - the bit that speaks to the internet, wifi etc > - File System - the bit that saves MLO files, archives etc. > - Extraneous bits - talk to Outlook etc > > When trying to port to a Mac (or Linux) we have to ask what would come > over for free (or with little pain): Rules Engine and Synchronization > Engine are the only parts that are likely compatible out of the box. > > The Mac file system is a bit different than Windows (.DStore, storage of > preferences, etc.) that would take a fair amount of work to port. However > that's not the hard part. The kicker is the GUI - the Mac windowing system > is very very different - it would be a complete rewrite from scratch. > Finally I just can't imagine the pain in trying to figure out how to port > Outlook sync etc. > > So its simple MLO **might** recompile on a Mac but we're talking several > years for team to build a GUI that is anywhere near close to Windows - is > that where we want Andrey and his merry band to spend their time? If it is > are you personally prepared to fund 2-3 person years of work - I'm not. > > Or would you rather that Andrey created a better Windows product, IPad > (Objective C)/IPhone (Objective C)/Android(Java) > > > Mark,
I would have agreed with most of the above before the iPad version was developed, but it seems that a lot of the underlying issues in synchronization and the rules engine have been resolved. There would be GUI and filesystem differences for the Mac version, but they would be working in the same IDE, same language, very similar if not identical frameworks, and basically the same underlying OS. If you think of it as a port from iPad instead of a port from Windows, do you think it is still something not worth pursuing? Regards, Brad -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MyLifeOrganized" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/mylifeorganized. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mylifeorganized/9141e3d9-5aac-4b4a-9529-86923698073d%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
