I would say it's not crazy to do that in node, but you'll probably have to package the node binary along. you could use node-webkit https://github.com/rogerwang/node-webkit wich has tray support for windows i believe.
On Thursday, 7 February 2013 18:40:39 UTC+1, Alexey Petrushin wrote: > > It seems node.js available on all major platforms (Mac, Unix, MS). > > I need to built very simple application for file synchronization (like > dropbox or google drive) it should do three things: > > - One-click installation, so node.js should be be bundled with app (not > required to be installed separately). > - Show dialog and ask user to select directory and enter secure key (is > there any cross-platform UI kits for Node.js, maybe using HTML/CSS to built > such a simple form?). > - Sit in tray (ability to use tray icon is nice but not required) watch > selected directory for file changes and notify server. > > Is it a good idea to built such application with node? If it's not a good > idea - what are other options? > -- -- Job Board: http://jobs.nodejs.org/ Posting guidelines: https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Mailing-List-Posting-Guidelines You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "nodejs" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nodejs?hl=en?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "nodejs" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
