Hi, Brad. You make an interesting point. But the functionality of the iPad version still quite limited as compared to Windows. I understand this to be intentional, part of a strategy to protect the higher cost of the Windows version. I believe that most people who are requesting a Mac version are looking for a full-featured version. If they got a Mac port of the iPad version, many users would find that they still need to buy the Windows version and run it in a windows emulator on Mac. -Dwight MLO Betazoid & Moderator Via k@mail on sgn2
On Dec 9, 2013, Brad Stewart <[email protected]> wrote: > > >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/22f51fb4-3ffc-47b3-9316-8745ca3765e0%40katmail.1gravity.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
