Thanks Massimo. The reversehttp method sounds a bit *too* sophisticated (or at least under-documented) to me, I guess I'll try the first one for a start.
Is it not possible for a client to maintain a long-running xlmhttprequest by which the server can refresh the screen at will ? On 20 juil, 16:19, mdipierro <[email protected]> wrote: > yes, > > the simpler way is to have the second client (the fixed unit) > periodically refresh the screen via ajax. > > the more sophisticated way is to use something like > thishttp://www.reversehttp.net/demos/ > > so that server can push data to the other client. > > On Jul 20, 6:02 am, fpp <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hi, > > > I have an idea for an app I'd like to try out, but I'm not sure if > > it's actually possible to do this with http. > > > Basically the app server would be dedicated and have only two > > clients : > > > - one, a mobile, tactile unit, would only display a sort of menu > > (think big buttons) and send input from choices in the menu, > > > - the other, a fixed unit with a larger screen, would display the > > output corresponding to the menu choice selected on the first client > > (probably through an ajax call). > > > In effect, the mobile client acts as a remote for the fixed one. > > > Is this doable with bew2py ? If so, are there already examples > > available ? > > > If it helps, there are very few constraints on the app's environment : > > > * strictly domestic intranet, so no security issues (no > > authentication, even sessions could be disabled) > > > * web2py instance may run on either of the clients, or both, or on a > > third machine. > > > Tanks for any hints, > > fp --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "web2py-users" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/web2py?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
