Dear Frank I know about Mono and the like, but I said "going to be cross platform" in the sense of it being a mature technology for all platforms.
I believe there are still some minor differences between the Mono CLR and class libraries and the "official" MS versions (mostly centered around the GUI components I believe). BTW: I think the MS team did a great job with C#, which has a wonderfully clean, consistent and uncluttered syntax. I have found that the only real learning curve for C# (if you've programmed in Java or C++) is in learning the new names of all the base classes. Best Gordon --- "Frank D. Engel, Jr." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > "Going to be" cross-platform? Check here: > > http://www.mono-project.com/ > > > Hmm... what about a Rev runtime for .net? I think > .net will be > available for Windows Mobile soon (is it already?), > so a .net runtime > version would automatically provide support for > software on Windows > Mobile, Windows itself (2000+, correct?), and > apparently Mono-supported > platforms as well (various flavors of Linux, plus OS > X more or less -- > more soon, I hope) -- and possibly even future > platforms which don't > even exist yet! > > > On Feb 3, 2005, at 2:01 PM, Gordon Webster wrote: > > > Dear Chipp > > > > An "externals external" would be great. Something > that > > could expose the functions and type requirements > in > > standard windows dlls or *nix .so shared library > (and > > their OSX equivalents). > > > > As is already the case in C#, Java or some of the > > flavors of Basic, you could then import these > > functions directly into transcript something like > ... > > > > externalHandle = > altuitUseExternal("mylib.dll") > > > > IMHO runrev really needs a more accessible > interface > > to the vast wealth of shared libraries that exist > out > > there, without having to write wrappers for every > new > > library you want to use. I would love to be able > to > > use OpenGL from within rev for example and create > > interactive 3D viewports on my rev stacks. > > > > OT: Wouldn't it be great to have .NET bindings for > > rev, especially since it seems that .NET is going > to > > be a genuinely cross-platform runtime (please no > Java > > Vs. .NET flames or any other anti-MS invective - > I'm > > no great fan of MS, but it seems that they've > finally > > done something right with .NET) > > > > Best > > > > Gordon > > > > > > > > > > --- Chipp Walters <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> The recent altBrowser bundle offering was a > success > >> thanks to RR users > >> all over the world. A personal thank-you from > Chris > >> and I for all of > >> your support. And thanks to RunRev for an > excellent > >> job of helping to > >> get the word out. > >> > >> We're currently working on a free upgrade for > >> altBrowser (both Mac and > >> PC) which we hope will be out next week. > >> > >> So, this got Chris and I thinking about other > >> externals. Before we > >> started, we wanted to get some feedback from RR > >> users as which externals > >> you would like to see. Keep in mind, they need to > be > >> cross-platform, and > >> they need to have some sort of mass market > appeal. > >> > >> Here are a couple of ideas we have: > >> > >> 1) USB external support. That about says it all > >> right there! > >> > >> 2) Image Effects library. The ability to > >> import/export many different > >> formats, apply special effects like dropped > shadows, > >> borders, sharpen > >> and blur and more. > >> > >> If you have any other ideas, please let us know, > >> either on this list or off. > >> > >> Thanks again! > >> > >> -Chipp Walters > >> Altuit, Inc. > >> > >> > >> -- > >> No virus found in this outgoing message. > >> Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > >> Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.8.4 - > Release > >> Date: 2/1/2005 > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> use-revolution mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> > > > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution > >> > > > > > > ===== > > :::::::::: Gordon Webster :::::::::: > > _______________________________________________ > > use-revolution mailing list > > [email protected] > > > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution > > > > > - > ----------------------------------------------------------- > Frank D. Engel, Jr. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > $ ln -s /usr/share/kjvbible /usr/manual > $ true | cat /usr/manual | grep "John 3:16" > John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave > his only begotten > Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not > perish, but have > everlasting life. > $ > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (Darwin) > > iD8DBQFCAnpf7aqtWrR9cZoRAqZ5AJ93Wb8hHm24IErBV9TqLIyZg4Z9rgCfeYJ1 > ZoX0uUgySp6uYup7CrdDI4A= > =Dtie > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > > ___________________________________________________________ > $0 Web Hosting with up to 120MB web space, 1000 MB > Transfer > 10 Personalized POP and Web E-mail Accounts, and > much more. > Signup at www.doteasy.com > > _______________________________________________ > use-revolution mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution > ===== :::::::::: Gordon Webster :::::::::: _______________________________________________ use-revolution mailing list [email protected] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
