Re: Green screen - it's time is over

["Brad Stone" <brad@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

JT.

Again, as I said before, this is all one which source you
use.  DHTML, in it's entirety (since it's definition and
uses keep changing) is using CGI, Javascript, and
stylesheets or any combination of these.

This is nothing new, it's just a term to encapsulate (whew..
too much java these days) all of these web programming
techniques.

Brad

On Tue, 13 Nov 2001 14:29:42 -0500
 "jt" <jt@ee.net> wrote:
> Brad,
>
> Uh...  DHTML allows point-addressing of fields and
> /complete/ control of the
> keyboard.  Two fundamental elements missing from HTML.
> Nathan and I have
> exchanged a few ideas on things, and he knows more about
> it than I do.  But
> that is my understanding.
>
> jt
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: midrange-l-admin@midrange.com
> > [mailto:midrange-l-admin@midrange.com]On Behalf Of Brad
> Stone
> > Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2001 1:58 PM
> > To: midrange-l@midrange.com
> > Subject: Re: Green screen - it's time is over
> >
> >
> > DHTML is just a fancy term for using using CGI programs
> to
> > output HTML.  It has no bearing on the
> user-friendliness of
> > the format.  It's still HTML, and not what I'd want to
> use
> > for data intensive operations.  Start up WSG and go
> into SEU
> > and use it for editing your programs for a week.
> You'll see
> > what I mean.
> >
> > Brad
> > www.bvstools.com
> >
> > On Tue, 13 Nov 2001 12:56:31 -0500
> >  "jt" <jt@ee.net> wrote:
> > > Brad,
> > >
> > > I tend to agree.  But I don't know enough about
> Dynamic
> > > HTML (DHTML,
> > > Industry somewhat-Standard...;-) to write it off
> > > comletely, yet.
> > >
> > > jt
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: midrange-l-admin@midrange.com
> > > > [mailto:midrange-l-admin@midrange.com]On Behalf Of
> Brad
> > > Stone
> > > > Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2001 12:55 PM
> > > > To: midrange-l@midrange.com
> > > > Subject: Re: Green screen - it's time is over
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On Tue, 13 Nov 2001 10:51:03 -0600
> > > >  "Joe Pluta" <joepluta@PlutaBrothers.com> wrote:
> > > > > On the other hand, I think there IS a market for
> a
> > > purely
> > > > > TCP/IP-based
> > > > > protocol, either HTML or some other variant, that
> can
> > > > > emulate the clean
> > > > > interface of the 5250.  Most graphical
> applications
> > > are
> > > > > not nearly as
> > > > > friendly to data-entry-intensive applications as
> our
> > > > > beloved green screen.
> > > >
> > > > HTML being the worst case scenario.  Its not even
> close
> > > to
> > > > being as "clean" as 5250 green screens.  It's also
> a
> > > lot
> > > > slower.
> > > >
> > > > Brad
> > > > www.bvstools.com
> > >
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