>>>> Anybody know where I can find a Python Development Environment in the >>>> form of a web app for use with Chrome OS. I have been looking for a >>>> few days and all i have been able to find is some old discussions with >>>> python developers talking about they will want one for the OS to be a >>>> success with them. >>> >>> Personally, I think a web app based IDE would be ghastly; but, you might >>> have a look at Mozilla Skywriter (formerly Bespin): >> >> Why grashtly? > > I don't personally think the web makes a good framework for highly > interactive applications as they must work within the constraints of the > browser and IDEs are highly interactive applications by their very nature. > Perhaps HTML5/CSS3 will change things; but, standard DOM manipulation, > as I am accustomed to seeing it, cannot generate the kind of rendering > that is available from native applications. Attempts to do so end up being > kludgy. > > It also cannot handle the kinds of desktop integrations that are common > for native applications without opening up serious security trust issues. > (Can everybody say ActiveX fiasco?)
So, in essence, you are predicting that google's chrome OS will be a failure, right? > Finally, there are difficulties in handling keystrokes without conflicting > with the browser's native key bindings. I seldom ever touch a mouse > and I am a huge fan of vi, mutt, slrn, screen, ratpoison, etc. where > the primary interface is totally accessable through the keyboard without > having to tab through many options. Well, implementing vi or other text based tools in the browser is trivial. I mean it will function in exactly the same way as a native vi. Cheers, Daniel -- Psss, psss, put it down! - http://www.cafepress.com/putitdown -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list