On Dec 30, 2007, at 1:53 PM, Tony Alfrey wrote:
> Interesting, thanks!
> I thought that any application that I would expect to be interactive
> from the web would require Java but perhaps there is something here
> that
> will allow this
No, interactive web apps are not based on Java, but on JavaScript and
dynamic HTML. The book "Javascript & DHTML Cookbook" by Goodman is a
decent introduction to the topic.
And yes, you can make such an app in REALbasic, but it's a lot of
work, and you'll need to be an expert in Javascript and DHTML as well
as RB.
> (of course my goal is to avoid having to compile for
> three different platforms and just compile for something vaguely
> universal like Firefox).
That is by far the hardest way to do it, when you're using a
development environment that already compiles for three different
platforms. Web apps are important and the best solution in many
cases, but I wouldn't make one just to avoid compiling what ought to
be a desktop app three times.
Best,
- Joe
--
Joe Strout
Inspiring Applications, Inc.
http://www.InspiringApps.com
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