Calvin Spealman wrote: > On 7/22/07, Paul McNett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Paul Rubin wrote: >> > Frank Millman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> >> Any suggestions will be much appreciated. >> > >> > Why on earth don't you write the whole thing as a web app instead of >> > a special protocol? Then just use normal html tags to put images >> > into the relevant pages. >> >> I believe he has a full desktop client app, not a web app. Believe it or >> not, there's still a solid place for desktop applications even in this >> ever-increasing webified world. >> >> Use the right tool for the job... > > There is no reason that something being a "desktop app" means they > can't use HTTP instead of reinventing the protocol wheel all over > again.
Absolutely! Which is why I recommended setting up an httpd to serve the images... I interpreted Paul Rubin's response to say "rewrite the whole thing (client, server, everything) as a web app". Cheers! -- pkm ~ http://paulmcnett.com -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
