Hi Ed Let me see if i get this straight, Dabo is more like a "desktop app", but it will not provide near as much a rich environment as VFP, right ?
So, i should have a desktop app w all the whistles and a not so great app to access the data from the Internet, right ? E. > All I want is to allow access to my program from the web with the same > interface. >> But, in my program I have a menu like excel 2007, reports that print pdf and >> more. >> I have charts, control of the mouse and I call DLLs for a special printer. >> My forms >> use the gradient effect, some fade as do command buttons, they can be modal >> or >> MDI. Special grid-class for look-up and I have tamed grids so u can type in. >> I have dtapickers, moverlists and trees, clocks and some more. >> >> Will I ever achieve that in Python+Dabo ? > > Let me ask you a question first: have you ever seen any web application >that had those things? I haven't. > > The web uses a completely different approach to UI; you will not be able >to match a desktop application's look and feel exactly. There are several >JavaScript libraries available that provide some richer interfaces than you >can get with plain HTML, but they are still limited in what they can do. > > Another thing is that Dabo is a *desktop* application framework, so if >you're looking to create a web application, you should consider a web >application framework such as Django. > > > >-- Ed Leafe > > > > >_______________________________________________ >Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com >Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox >OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech >Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox >This message: >http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/12eee185-53be-4553-8564-46b8843a7...@leafe.com >** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the >author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added >to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious. > > > > --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- multipart/alternative text/plain (text body -- kept) text/html --- _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/1317668685.175.yahoomail...@web160813.mail.bf1.yahoo.com ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
