On 11/15/06, Michael L Torrie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I think for rich, internet-delivered applications, WebStart is an even
better method than applets, ajax, or flash. Such applications are
web-delivered but run standalone, and aren't even in the web browser so
you aren't tempted to try clicking on the back button. I find the web
browser as an application-delivery mechanism is a pain no matter if it
is flash, ajax, or java applets. While ajax has helped web pages be
more dynamic, and enabled things like gmail to work almost as well as a
standalone app, I think shoehorning everything into a web browser pane
is a mistake.
Michael
I personally like WebStart applications better too. There's not much
I can argue in favor of applets that WebStart can't do too. The only
thing would be to keep the user in the browser instead of a new
application window. Users would better have the impression that they
are "visiting" the application, rather than installing it.
-Bryan
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