Re: What do I use?

[Pete Helgren <Pete@xxxxxxxxxx>]

I haven't kept up with this thread, so I apologize if this was 
mentioned, but you could also create your own browser that had the 
functional limitations (like no or limited back button operation) using 
the base Mozilla code.  Our company actually talked about doing 
something like that and building in some extensions that would work 
specifically with our application.  Taking that approach on a large 
project may make some sense when Javascript isn't an option and you want 
total control of the browser.  How practical that would be would be your 
business decision.

The MPL license that Firefox is distributed under would allow you to 
build a "Pete's pretty good browser" version that you could specifically 
modify to your liking.  It may make more sense to take that approach 
than to create a Rich Client interface using Eclipse for example.  Open 
source expands your options in this case and might be worth a look.  You 
might even build something that is System i specific (not sure what that 
would look like or what functions would make sense, but you *could*)

Pete Helgren
(Open Source Evangelist)
www.opensource4systemi.com


Joe Pluta wrote:
> And the browser provides exactly that!
>
> Now, that's not to say that there aren't currently some niche applications
> for a richer UI.  But it's my belief that the browser will be the delivery
> mechanism for that rich UI; we're already seeing it today.  But even if I'm
> wrong, the traditional fat client is still dead: the idea of downloading
> business logic to your machine and then executing it locally is simply 
>
> Joe
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