On 9/14/07, Hamptonio <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: \> > Isn't this exactly the sort of thing that javascript/AJAX is good at doing? > > When you move an html control the server is contacted for the updated > > output and it is displayed (by directly manipulating the DOM). I'm sure > > it won't be as snappy as a purely local GUI (e.g., Mathematica), but it > > will work from anywhere over a web browser, which counts for a lot > > these days. > > Well that's why I asked, I am ignorant about javascript/AJAX. Can you > suggest a good reference?
No, unfortunately I can't, but hopefully someone else can. There are a lot of bookstores in Barnes and Noble about "AJAX". It's also how programs like Google Maps, etc., work. It took me quite a while to get my head around AJAX programing. Basically Alex Clemesha and Tom Boothby made a bunch of self-contained examples and gave some takes, and after a while I just "got it". That was a while ago and there are probably good books now. William -- William --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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/sage-devel URLs: http://sage.scipy.org/sage/ and http://modular.math.washington.edu/sage/ -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
