HTML5 product

[Glen Bojsza]

Thanks Peter,

Your response and details (which are really nice pointers : helpful) make
me feel comfortable enough to go ahead and purchase it.

regards,

Glen

On Thu, Nov 5, 2015 at 10:46 AM, Peter TB Brett <peter.brett at livecode.com>
wrote:

> On 05/11/2015 15:30, Glen Bojsza wrote:
>
>> I was wondering if anyone knows the current state of the HTML5 product
>> that
>> is being sold.
>>
>
> I do!  I am the lead developer in the core dev team for the HTML5 platform.
>
> My concern is that if I buy a 1 year license and it needs so many releases
>> before it is developed well enough to deploy than am I buying too early?
>>
>
> People are already deploying apps to HTML5, so arguably it *is* "developed
> well enough to deploy"!  On the other hand, it may not have everything that
> *you* need for *your* app working yet.  I suggest trying it out and seeing
> what you think.
>
> When the product site has "Are there limitations to HTML5 deployment?" then
>> this seems to be a red flag to me...is there a list of the limitations? Is
>> datagrid supported?
>>
>
> Firstly: yes, the datagrid is supported.
>
> There's an "HTML5 Deployment" guide included with the IDE in all editions,
> and it describes the current things that work (and don't work).  You can
> also read it online here:
>
>
>
> https://github.com/livecode/livecode-ide/blob/develop/Documentation/guides/HTML5%20Deployment.md
>
> Needless to say, there are limitations.  You can look at the current bugs
> filed against HTML5 on the bug tracker:
>
>     http://goo.gl/exZYQ3
>
> Also, here are my own personal notes [1] about the current state of HTML5
> platform support and things I think we should work on:
>
>     https://gist.github.com/peter-b/0bb57cc2fe2f065b00f6
>
> Is HTML5 part of the community code base or is it only commercial? I
>> remember that you could only try HTML5 with the community version of LC so
>> can I assume that it is part of the community version still?
>>
>
> HTML5 support in community and commercial is identical, except that you
> can't make closed-source apps with the community edition.
>
> Can anyone share their current recent experiences with HTML5 so I can make
>> a better decision.
>>
>
> The HTML5 section of the forums has lots of examples that might help you
> out:
>
>     http://forums.livecode.com/viewforum.php?f=120
>
> Hermann in particular has a bunch of really impressive demos:
>
>     http://forums.livecode.com/viewtopic.php?f=120&t=25210
>
> From my perspective, the feedback I've received so far has been very
> positive.
>
>                                   Peter
>
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> done; if it's not on the list, it doesn't mean it won't be done; this list
> is not expected to be kept up-to-date or even to continue to exist.
>
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