Actually we can see how peoples have massively (and sadly) used java applets
in their webpages... providing the same ability for Rebol applets will give
the language a great popularity : it's safer, easyer, more stable, and
lighter. I would love to use REBOL applets inside webpages, and surely most
java users will follow us this way if RT open it.
The difficult side is that Rebol plugin will have to adress the browser DOM
and "talk with the javascript" to achieve interactivity with the rest of the
document. These are not trivial functions to add (have to deal with OS AND
browser software)... so i think RT would do better to end its work on the
actual product line and documentation, and then decide to do it or not.
My opinion is that RT have to provide such a plugin... but only after
completion of current tasks (releasing Core/pro etc.).
----- Original Message -----
From: "Brett Handley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2001 4:29 PM
Subject: [REBOL] Re: /View browser plugin
> > I too think it is a necessity, as I think ppl will never regard Rebol
> being one
> > of the options, if it lives outside their browser's window ... I know it
> is
> > maybe a stupid POV, but hey, it works that way sometimes - let's fool
the
> world
> > :-)
> >
> > -pekr-
>
> I guess having Rebol running inside a browser would be nice, but really I
> don't think it is such a big deal. In fact maybe it is better that people
> initially see Rebol outside the browser. Putting it inside is like lining
> the troops up to face each other and just keep shooting and slashing till
> everyone is down - that type of war went out long time ago. Outside the
> browser, Rebol can round the side and enter at the weakest point like
Linux
> is doing and pcs did to mainframes. After a while everyone realises that
> they are using Rebol as the gateway to their information instead of a
> browser and wondered when that happened...
>
> Brett.
>
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