On 2017-07-28 19:01, Mark Waddingham via use-livecode wrote:
Right now JS/HTML5/CSS etc. has the edge over LiveCode in creating
these rich UIs. Now, to be honest, the acceleratedRendering mode of
LiveCode (which has been around for years) is no different from the
underlying tech in browsers which allows such UIs to be done. The
problem is that is merely the lowest-level piece. No-one (including
us) has every leveraged it to build a framework like that which we see
in the standard browser stack - they could, it is perfectly possible -
it just has not happened. (Admittedly some of the low-level features
we are adding to AR mode in due course will make this easier but not
really something which could not be achieved before if you worked hard
enough).
Just to clarify this (answering myself again - I know ;)).
This was in no way an 'attack' to say 'oh you guys haven't done it so
its your own fault' because at the end of the day the fact this hasn't
happened is OUR (well MY fault).
AcceleratedRendering has been there a very long time - but we've never
documented it very well, nor really explained how it works. Without
that, it has languished as a really quite cool thing that no-one has
ever been given the ability to really learn how to use effectively, and
more generally (nor be able to tell us that - hmmm it really needs to be
able to do this and that as well).
Another example of where 'build it and they will come' is a fallacious
sentiment ;)
Warmest Regards,
Mark.
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Mark Waddingham ~ m...@livecode.com ~ http://www.livecode.com/
LiveCode: Everyone can create apps
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