Revolution Web Browser Plugin

[Viktoras Didziulis]

let's hope somebody will do this within the next 5 years ;-). I wonder why
Rev attracted so few Open Source developers and people willing to share
their code. Collection of freely available and reusable Rev libraries
comparing with repositories of languages like Perl, Python or even
Javascript seems just a little bit above then the ground-zero. It is strange
 having in mind the fact that most of the code for Perl, Python and a large
portion of xhtml/javascript and the likes is written in text-only IDE's... 
 
But if we'd focus on this fact, maybe possibility to write code in a notepad
(well, crimson editor and the likes ;-) ) is an advantage... Simply because
you can write it anywhere... Currently scripting in Rev from scratch is not
quite possible or is at least not documented/advertised well enough. May
this distract some OS coders who feel quite comfortable hand-coding their
logic.
 
Besides, keeping in mind current organization of stacks, fields, buttons,
other objects and scripts, Revolution is just a small step away from having
its own document object model. If one could describe programs in
xml/transcript like xhtml/javascript, then this "warm and well familiar"
development model would attract lots of [web] developers, because experience
would be "similar to something I already know". Potentially this could make
Revolution an alternative for web browsers, or even an industry-standard to
deliver web enabled applications, who knows... Three alternative ways of
coding: 1) WSIWYG - e.g. using Revolution IDE, 2) hand coding in Revscript
and 3) describing software in rxml/revscript/css would attract developers
with very diverse coding preferences. The 3-rd option would expose
Revolution to currently exploding realm of user interface markup languages
and thin-client application delivery tools like mozillas XUL, XAML, MXML,
UIML, I3ML, LZX, WasabiXML, GTK+, ONE for MS .NET, Microsoft HTA/HTC apps,
and others.
 
Initially this could seem in conflict with Runtimes' marketing strategy,
because availability of free text-based coding choices would allow thousands
of coders do their jobs without buying Revolution IDE. Still if one would
think again, once people start hand-coding and experience at least a subset
of capabilities of Rev engine, they would rush for Revolution IDE for
exactly the same reason why web developers do buy proprietary WYSIWYG html
builders and tools. 
 
Just my 1 cent 
Viktoras 
 
-------Original Message------- 
 
From: Luis 
Date: 11/02/06 18:59:44 
To: How to use Revolution 
Subject: Re: Revolution Web Browser Plugin 
 
 
Richard Gaskin wrote: 
 
<kersnip> 
 
> 
> My personal fave, not yet built but could be at any time: 
> <http://lists.runrev.com/pipermail/use-revolution/2006-June/083955.html> 
> 
 
Mmmm, chocolate... 
 
Getting OS developers to 'help' would be cool, but imagine if RunRev did 
this, what a selling point! (Ok, another one...). 
 
Cheers, 
 
Luis.