Where do we want LiveCode to go? (was "Re: Where LiveCode is Now")

[Peter Bogdanoff]

Yes Sean, that looks good!

Already when I see the table, I’m blind typing, trying the page up/down keys on the keyboard, resizing the window while it is loading, trying to stress it…

Peter

> On Oct 8, 2019, at 10:21 PM, Brian Milby via use-livecode <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
> 
> I'll say that is a good job so far.  The grid is very responsive (but I am
> using a pretty fast laptop).  Second time to the page was much faster than
> the first.  And I'll agree that some of the corporate web apps that I have
> to use can take time to get themselves ready for anything.  Even the SAP
> desktop client can be slow to load.
> 
> Thanks for posting this.
> 
> Brian
> 
> On Tue, Oct 8, 2019 at 8:18 PM Pi Digital via use-livecode <
> use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
> 
>>> On 8 Oct 2019, at 19:37, JJS via use-livecode <
>> use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> So that's why i say, the HTML5 export is a nice thing to experiment, but
>> no visitor is going to return after the first time of long waiting, not
>> even if the 2nd time is somewhat quicker
>> 
>> 
>> Again, this only potentially applies to the landing page, not a web app
>> which any visitor would or could expect a loading time, especially if
>> warned. Our clients are already happy with this. It’s still less or about
>> the same as they experienced with the desktop app.
>> 
>> HTML5 deployment from LC is not intended for making web pages.
>> 
>> Have you loaded MS Dynamics or any other CRM for that matter in a browser.
>> And yet they are used day in day out by thousands of businesses globally.
>> Each MSD window is tedious - loading takes 16-20sec and inconsistent. LC
>> html is a dream in comparison (despite its current bugs and screwups).
>> 
>> https://tariffanalyser.porrima.co.uk
>> 
>> Double click the circle icon to see some demo data and display 28k+
>> records in a custom built DataGrid (coz datagrid2 is broken and mega slow
>> at the moment).
>> 
>> That’s what I’m working on and it loads pretty fast in comparison. 10
>> seconds to download the app and engine, run, Connect to a list from MySQL
>> via php, resize to fit the screen and display. (Note: this is not designed
>> for mobile platforms)
>> 
>> Each sales agent will have a link on their desktop that will open up
>> Chrome to this page as if opening a desktop app. And they can leave it open
>> over night if they wish and come back to it the next morning after logging
>> back into their machine.
>> 
>> This ‘experiment’ seems to be working.
>> 
>> Sean Cole
>> Pi Digital Prod Ltd
>> 
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