On Wed, Oct 10, 2012 at 1:18 PM, Janko Mivšek <[email protected]> wrote: > Ahoj Pavel, > > Very impressive indeed! I specially like WebSocket based communication > between UI and image. WebSockets as two way full-duplex communication > betwe web client and server and as upgrade of plain HTTP connection is > certainly the future for web apps, specially those with tightly coupled > web clients and servers.
The support in latest versions of the web browsers starts to be finally good so it really makes sense to think about creation of something similar to Phobos for the general web development. > About XUL, what is your impression about its future and, do you plan > some replacement for it in the future, maybe with full HTML5, Amber > based maybe? XUL not fulfilled the expectations that have been inserted into it. The only big vendor that supports it is Mozilla. A the role of native non-web applications will certainly gradually decrease. So I have long wondered if I should devote time to this project. But XULRunner is actively developed and certainly in the long term will also. It is good enough for our needs and it is very close to the web development so possible future switch to HTML5 or something similar would be natural. From this point it is maybe better time investition than native UI bindings. If I will need it for some project (or if someone will support it), I will modify it for the web development too. Cheers, -- Pavel > > Best regads > Janko > > Dne 09. 10. 2012 21:48, piše Pavel Krivanek: >> Hi all, >> >> I would like to introduce you Phobos - the XULRunner based Smalltalk >> framework for development of native GUI with standard look&feel for >> Linux, Mac OS X and Windows. >> >> It is based on Zinc, WebSockets and Seaside continuations. For more >> information including more screenshots see the project page: >> >> http://code.google.com/p/phobos-framework/ >> >> You should pay attentions to FAQ too: >> http://code.google.com/p/phobos-framework/wiki/FAQ >> >> Phobos has Seaside-like components and rendering style, can combine >> XUL with HTML or SVG, supports printing etc. >> >> Cheers, >> -- Pavel >> > > -- > Janko Mivšek > Aida/Web > Smalltalk Web Application Server > http://www.aidaweb.si >
