Re: [plug] POS in PHP

2003-09-25 Thread Bopolissimus Platypus
On Thursday 25 September 2003 16:46, Joon wrote: > Some Ayala Cinemas (Glorietta 4, Greenbelt 3) use web-based POS for > their movie ticket sales, I believe. For some custom uses (and provided > that the use of quick keys will not be essential) a web-based POS might > just be a good option for it

Re: [plug] POS in PHP

2003-09-25 Thread Joon
On Tue, 2003-09-23 at 19:35, Bopolissimus Platypus wrote: > On Tuesday 23 September 2003 15:17, Winelfred G. Pasamba wrote: > > what's the advantage? > > i've wondered the same thing. a web based POS would be a curiosity, > i don't see it becoming a viable alternative to a text or windows based

Re: [plug] POS in PHP

2003-09-25 Thread Michael Chaney
On Wed, Sep 24, 2003 at 01:16:33PM +0800, Bopolissimus Platypus wrote: > On Wednesday 24 September 2003 00:25, Michael Chaney wrote: > > One word: Flash. Laugh all you want, but it is perfect for making a > > web-based client that interacts with a web server. > > damn. is it worth learning how t

Re: [plug] POS in PHP

2003-09-23 Thread Bopolissimus Platypus
On Wednesday 24 September 2003 00:25, Michael Chaney wrote: > One word: Flash. Laugh all you want, but it is perfect for making a > web-based client that interacts with a web server. damn. is it worth learning how to program in flash? (serious question). how long would it take to learn how to

Re: Re: [plug] POS in PHP

2003-09-23 Thread Ariz Jacinto
On Tue, 23 Sep 2003 19:35:40 +0800, Bopolissimus Platypus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tuesday 23 September 2003 15:17, Winelfred G. Pasamba wrote: > > what\'s the advantage? > > it uses javascript heavily to provide the interactivity that you expect > in a native app. > true. heavy... =

Re: Re: [plug] POS in PHP

2003-09-23 Thread Ariz Jacinto
On Tue, 23 Sep 2003 15:17:06 +0800 (CST), \"Winelfred G. Pasamba\" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > how did you do dual-headed displays with XFree? > two video cards? or just a parallel cable for both monitors? by using a dual-headed video card (ex. CT69030, etc.) > what\'s the advantage?

Re: [plug] POS in PHP

2003-09-23 Thread Michael Chaney
On Tue, Sep 23, 2003 at 07:35:40PM +0800, Bopolissimus Platypus wrote: > On Tuesday 23 September 2003 15:17, Winelfred G. Pasamba wrote: > > what's the advantage? > > i've wondered the same thing. a web based POS would be a curiosity, > i don't see it becoming a viable alternative to a text or

Re: [plug] POS in PHP

2003-09-23 Thread Bopolissimus Platypus
On Tuesday 23 September 2003 20:05, Winelfred G. Pasamba wrote: > an alternative is drawing the UI in Glade and coding the Events in C. that would be a native X program then, right? personally, i'd avoid C :). maybe PHP-GTK (http://gtk.php.net) if it's to be graphical. or PHP-ncurses if it's t

Re: [plug] POS in PHP

2003-09-23 Thread Winelfred G. Pasamba
Bopolissimus Platypus said: > anyone who has programmed a web based system > that should have been a regular GUI program will know what the > limitations of web based programs are. an alternative is drawing the UI in Glade and coding the Events in C. quite easy after you've learned to insert/dele

Re: [plug] POS in PHP

2003-09-23 Thread Bopolissimus Platypus
On Tuesday 23 September 2003 15:17, Winelfred G. Pasamba wrote: > what's the advantage? i've wondered the same thing. a web based POS would be a curiosity, i don't see it becoming a viable alternative to a text or windows based native app unless major issues with HTTP interactivity are solved.

Re: [plug] POS in PHP

2003-09-23 Thread Winelfred G. Pasamba
Ariz Jacinto said: > hmm.. i\'m wondering how r u going to use it on a POS machine? > > we\'ve already tried using a web-based interface for a > POS/Scale on my previous employer. we even used DILLO > web browser to speed up things like the UI, Ads, etc. > although Dillo is very fast it doesnt supp

Re: [plug] POS in PHP

2003-09-22 Thread Ariz Jacinto
>Hey chief! Yup, I found one that might be really useful. >We\'re testing >it now, and it looks good so far. >http://phppointofsale.sourceforge.net/ >Everything\'s in PHP, with a mysql backend. No ncurses (like L\'anePOS), >though I have to admit, the ncurses POS interface looks cool :) hmm

Re: [plug] POS in PHP

2003-09-16 Thread Joon
Hey chief! Yup, I found one that might be really useful. We're testing it now, and it looks good so far. http://phppointofsale.sourceforge.net/ Everything's in PHP, with a mysql backend. No ncurses (like L'anePOS), though I have to admit, the ncurses POS interface looks cool :) HTH! Joon O

Re: [plug] POS in PHP

2003-09-16 Thread Bopolissimus Platypus
On Tuesday 16 September 2003 15:44, Joon wrote: > Anyone know a good Point of Sale (POS) software that uses PHP? > Preferably something that works like L'anePOS. would that be web based PHP? or PHP+Ncurses? just wondering. and if you see anything, please email me with any links :). thanks. ti