Not sure if it had been suggested, but FWIW C# would be a good candidate. It's not too far from VB and Mono works on Mac and Linux alike.
HTH, Karim Yaghmour On Oct 15, 4:16 pm, Oliver Baker <ocba...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Again, > I see your point Sam. > > The only problem is I can't code in C++, and the plans that I have for this > application would go well beyond the capability of me learning within a few > days. > > Also it would mean I would not be able to Bug Fix my own application for a > while and would have to rely on others doing it for me which could be pretty > dangerous. > > I don't mind you creating a C++ version of my App, at the moment I am > creating a new GUI interface for the Application. > I will not be able to help you create the C++ version, since I am going to > have to start learning C++ real fast. > > I am going to put up some Future designs for the application including an > example Preview of the applications dialog window in the wave > :https://wave.google.com/wave/?pli=1#restored:wave:googlewave.com!w%25... > . > > Anyway, I will put up the current source of the application within the > next couple of hours. > > I wouldn't mind this all being done in C++, but I have to be careful I start > going into something I can't do. I don't want to ruin myself. > > Regards, > Oliver Baker > > On Fri, Oct 16, 2009 at 8:49 AM, Sam Osborne > <sam.tosbo...@googlemail.com>wrote: > > > 1: Ok. > > > 2: No, not make my own project based on yours, help you to translate it. If > > you turn it into C++ (which, if you can't do, I'll try to do) it'll be able > > to run on Windows, Mac AND Linux. > > I'd be having a look at the VB code, learn how the parts I'm not sure about > > work and what their C++ equivalents are. > > It's simply because of the fact that .net programs cannot be run on Mac or > > Linux, where some Wave users are. You could TRY getting it to run on AIR, > > but I'm not sure how that works :S > > You may want to look at C++ For > > Dummies<http://samosborneonline.co.cc/Downloads/C++_For_Dummies.pdf> > > > 2009/10/15 Oliver Baker <ocba...@gmail.com> > > >> Hi Sam, > >> *Answer to your First Question:* > > >> If you read the whole post you will know I have been given permission by > >> Google to (For This Application only) Breach Condition L of the Google > >> Wave > >> Program Policy until the relative API is released by Google. > > >> Which means that there is no current API for what I have done. > > >> *Answer to your second question.* > > >> I am assuming that you want to create your own project based on my source > >> code???? Seems pretty harsh Sam. > > >> The Main part of my application that you probably want to obtain is the > >> part which obtains the information. When the API comes out, my applications > >> source to you that you currently want would be near pointless > > >> The source will be put up on Google Code soon (Within 2-3 days) since > >> parts of it have to be re-written. I don't mind you using my source code. > >> But I am trusting people not to pull a fast one on me. > > >> Hope that answers your questions. > > >> Regards, > >> Oliver Baker > > >> On Fri, Oct 16, 2009 at 7:56 AM, Sam Osborne <sam.tosbo...@googlemail.com > >> > wrote: > > >>> Ok.. I can interpret VB.net... Ish.. Now I want to know two things: > > >>> - How did you manage to get the APIs from whatever language they're > >>> in (Java/Python I think) to VB? > >>> - Where's the source? I wanna see if I can get the source, translate > >>> it into C++, and then get it to run in Linux.. > > >>> 2009/10/15 Oliver Baker <ocba...@gmail.com> > > >>>> Hi Sam, > >>>> The Application is made in Visual Basic .net 3.5 (Yes, I am only 17, > >>>> still studying for a Bachelors and VB is easier than C# and obviously > >>>> C/C++). > > >>>> On Fri, Oct 16, 2009 at 7:23 AM, Sam Osborne < > >>>> sam.tosbo...@googlemail.com> wrote: > > >>>>> What language is it made in? > > >>>>> 2009/10/15 Oliver Baker <ocba...@gmail.com> > > >>>>> Hi All, > >>>>>> I have good news!!! > > >>>>>> Pamela has allowed me to continue developing and displaying my > >>>>>> application using its current "Scrapping" method until the API comes > >>>>>> out. > > >>>>>> I have put the Application back on Google Code and will shortly be > >>>>>> releasing an update which fixes the Proxy Authentication issue. > > >>>>>> Thanks, > >>>>>> Oliver Baker > > >>>>>> On Thu, Oct 15, 2009 at 11:38 AM, kim3er <rich...@dogma.co.uk> wrote: > > >>>>>>> Thanks for clearing that up, I was a bit taken back by the use of the > >>>>>>> word illegal for scraping websites. I suspect that we will start to > >>>>>>> see the nature of scraping change in the near future as websites > >>>>>>> become the API. Pages written in valid XHTML/HTML 5 with meaningful > >>>>>>> naming conventions (like micro formats). I don't think scraping can > >>>>>>> be > >>>>>>> a dirty word anymore. But I can understand the need for a company > >>>>>>> like > >>>>>>> Google to control where and how the bandwidth is used. > > >>>>>>> Rich > > >>>>>>> On Oct 14, 4:11 am, "pamela (Google Employee)" <pamela...@gmail.com> > >>>>>>> wrote: > >>>>>>> > Sure, good point, let me clarify, though please keep in mind that > >>>>>>> I'm not a > >>>>>>> > lawyer... > > >>>>>>> > According to the Google Wave terms of use, it is not permitted to > >>>>>>> "modify, > >>>>>>> > adapt, translate, or reverse engineer any portion of the Service > >>>>>>> unless > >>>>>>> > expressly authorized". In Oliver's prototype, he essentially > >>>>>>> reverse > >>>>>>> > engineered the client display mechanism to extract the content. You > >>>>>>> can read > >>>>>>> > more of the policies at: > >>>>>>>http://wave.google.com/help/wave/program_policies.html > > >>>>>>> > Once we have an API to let you programmatically extract the content > >>>>>>> -- which > >>>>>>> > is something we're working on -- then that API could be used to > >>>>>>> build this > >>>>>>> > prototype without having to reverse engineer. Another thing to > >>>>>>> consider, > >>>>>>> > more in the wave protocol effort, would be a client/server protocol > >>>>>>> -- but > >>>>>>> > things are early there at the moment. > > >>>>>>> > - pamela > > >>>>>>> > On Wed, Oct 14, 2009 at 1:48 PM, Joe Developer < > >>>>>>> joe.d.develo...@gmail.com>wrote: > > >>>>>>> > > On Wed, Oct 14, 2009 at 7:42 AM, pamela (Google Employee) < > >>>>>>> > > pamela...@gmail.com> wrote: > > >>>>>>> > >> Hey Oliver- > >>>>>>> > >> I responded to you offline, but will also respond here to keep > >>>>>>> the thread > >>>>>>> > >> in the forum. > > >>>>>>> > >> I assumed that was how you were doing this, but wanted to give > >>>>>>> you a > >>>>>>> > >> chance to explain. It is generally considered illegal to > >>>>>>> "scrape" the HTML > >>>>>>> > >> of webpages that do not grant explicit permission for that. That > >>>>>>> is why > >>>>>>> > >> webpages provide APIs- so that developers can legally use > >>>>>>> content. > > >>>>>>> > >> Really? Generally considered illegal? I would appreciate a link > >>>>>>> that > >>>>>>> > > documents such a finding. I would imagine that google search > >>>>>>> results would > >>>>>>> > > be fairly sparsely populated if they could only include those > >>>>>>> pages that > >>>>>>> > > include explicit permission for google to scrape. > > >>>>>>> > > I would advise on waiting until we offer some sort of Google data > >>>>>>> API to > >>>>>>> > >> distribute a program like this. > > >>>>>>> > >> - pamela > > >>>>>>> > >> On Wed, Oct 14, 2009 at 8:27 AM, Oliver Baker < > >>>>>>> ocba...@gmail.com> wrote: > > >>>>>>> > >>> How dare you Andrey! > > >>>>>>> > >>> I do not store any of your information what so ever excluding > >>>>>>> the last > >>>>>>> > >>> Wave server you selected. > > >>>>>>> > >>> Any Login information you enter is immediatly put into the > >>>>>>> Google Wave > >>>>>>> > >>> Login page to log the application into the Google Wave login > >>>>>>> page. > > >>>>>>> > >>> To enter your login details on Version 2 (Sorry I made this a > >>>>>>> little > >>>>>>> > >>> stupidly) you will need to left click on the Notify Icon or > >>>>>>> right > >>>>>>> > >>> click the icon, go into the Waves item, then click the login to > >>>>>>> see > >>>>>>> > >>> your waves button. > > >>>>>>> > >>> Also, make sure you have Google Chrome Frame installed on your > >>>>>>> > >>> computer for this to work. I am still working out the bugs. > > >>>>>>> > >>> On Oct 14, 10:07 am, Andrey Fedorov <anfedo...@gmail.com> > >>>>>>> wrote: > >>>>>>> > >>> > Uhoh, I hope you guys are at least running antivirus as you > >>>>>>> run exe's > >>>>>>> > >>> you > >>>>>>> > >>> > downloaded online? > >>>>>>> > >>> > - Andrey > > >>>>>>> > >>> > On Tue, Oct 13, 2009 at 2:15 PM, Scott Breakall < > >>>>>>> break...@gmail.com> > >>>>>>> > >>> wrote: > > >>>>>>> > >>> > > I've downloaded the exe, but am I missing something? > >>>>>>> There's nowhere > >>>>>>> > >>> > > for me to enter my wave credentials? > > >>>>>>> > >>> > > ~Scott~ --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Wave API" group. 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