Hello, We have done something in desktop-style with Wt in the past. We started from the Ext desktop example, and modified Wt so that it could run in an iframe instead of on the root of the document. The result was a fully functional web-desktop with real Wt applications running into it. However, this applet-mode of Wt has never been completed and fully documented. Ext's desktop example: http://extjs.com/deploy/dev/examples/desktop/desktop.html
A possible alternative is to use non-modal dialogs in Wt. This feature does not yet exist, in part because we are not convinced that it is a requirement, from a web user interface design perspective, to develop web applications that mimic desktop applications. Take for example gmail, which looks more like a web page than a desktop app. Apparently our users don't completely disagree since we rarely get requests for a non-modal dialog. There are no blocking technical reasons that prevent us from implementing non-modal dialogs, so it is likely that they will be available at some time in the future (e.g. after a customer request). Regards, Wim 2008/10/16 Osei Simba Hinds <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Hi all, > > I am currently doing development (my first Wt project actually), and my > project requires a web application that simulates a desktop in the user's > browser (similar to meebo.com's implementation). I know that Wt contains a > lot of advanced AJAX functionalities under the hood but I wanted to know if > anyone has made any progress or can give advice based on the modules and > classes on how best I can implement a web windows environment (with > draggable and collapsable windows). I tried experimenting with Ext::Panel > and Ext::Container but I could not quite get multiple "windows" to be > spawned and have those windows moveable against a "desktop" > > Some help would be really appreciated. Good luck with this and your > projects. > > > oshinds > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge > Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great > prizes > Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world > http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ > _______________________________________________ > witty-interest mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/witty-interest > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ witty-interest mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/witty-interest
