The problem wiht rebol is that it is yet another plug-in. The reason
schools (for example) want web/browser-delivered content is that they don't
have to go in and touch every workstation.
If Rev could deliver a stack via DHTML/AJAX, that would be the ideal!
I was even pondering writing my own Rev tool to create a Rev stack and an
DHTML/AJAX version of the same thing.
At 01:58 PM 6/28/2006, you wrote:
Dan Shafer wrote:
>
Delivering a Rev stack/app in DHTML would be
such an awesome tool that I'd use it daily.
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If you chappies discussing this thread (most of which is above my head)
think that comparison would be of any value, I suggest you visit -
http://www.rebol.com
- to see what Carl Sassenrath is doing. Click on the following link:
New REBOL Browser Plugin - New!
New capabilities! Plus support for Firefox/Mozilla/Etc. and Opera
Further information on this development can be found under Carl's Blog
entitled "Browser Plugin Update".
The Windows only version is very much older, and you can see a demo of it
(including the fully automatic installation of the plugin) at my own site:
http://www.howsoft.com/runrev/vector_graphics_in_revolution.htm
Scroll down to the picture of my sister-in-law's knitting machine and you
will find the instructions for the demo:
"The above shows a Rebol program (script) running via a plugin in the
Internet Explorer/altBrowser. It's a slideshow with 10 raster images. If
you want to see how this works in the Internet Explorer using a PC (and
also in an altBrowser stack once you acquire it), simply navigate to
http://www.howsoft.com/photos for a demo. Rebol will install its plugin
automatically (2 seconds)**, and then the pictures will be downloaded.
Then, you can see the slideshow in the browser."
[** In the old days - Win XP SP1 - it used to take about 2 seconds to
install this plugin automatically, but now - with SP2 - you have to give
it permission. Nevertheless, it is very quick. What takes longer is the
download of the photos for the demo, but this has nothing to do with the
Rebol plugin itself.]
As far as I can see, this development is relevant to what Rev may or may
not decide to implement in various ways, both technically and also in
terms of keeping up with "what's out there". In short, just about any
program written in Rebol can be run - with no hassle - in the Windows
Internet Explorer. The same facility for Firefox etc. is still in alpha,
but will probably be ready this year. Everybody speaks about Java, Flash,
etc., but nobody seems to be really aware of what Rebol are up to. Also,
as far as I can see, my little demo is highly relevant to the Web
presentation of media.
Just thought I'd mention it.
Regards,
Bob
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