Re: documenting desktop to web application

[Goober Writer <gooberwriter -at- yahoo -dot- com>]

> > Besides, it's quite possible to create a web-based
> app that
> > works--from the user's point of view--exactly like
> a desktop app,
> > especially when the desktop app is already there
> to serve as a model.
> 
> This is simply an untrue statement. Limitations in
> how the Web itself is
> designed, in browsers, and in HTML (and other
> related) specifications
> restrict or prohibit many capabilities that are
> available to be implemented
> in standalone applications.

Sorry Chuck, but you're wrong. Name a dead-end and
I'll point you to the correct road. I've been working
with web apps since 1997. It's very much possible to
author an application for the web that functions like
any other application.

=====
Goober Writer
(because life is too short to be inept)

"As soon as you hear the phrase "studies show",
immediately put a hand on your wallet and cover your groin."
      -- Geoff Hart

__________________________________
Do you Yahoo!?
The New Yahoo! Shopping - with improved product search
http://shopping.yahoo.com

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

NEED TO PUBLISH YOUR FRAMEMAKER CONTENT ONLINE?
?Mustang? (code name) is a NEW online publishing tool for FrameMaker that
lets you easily single-source content to Web, intranets, and online Help.
The interface is designed for FrameMaker users, so there is little or no
learning curve and no macro language required! See a live demo that
will take your breath away: http://www.ehelp.com/techwr-l3

---
You are currently subscribed to techwr-l as:
archive -at- raycomm -dot- com
To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-techwr-l-obscured -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com
Send administrative questions to ejray -at- raycomm -dot- com -dot-  Visit
http://www.raycomm.com/techwhirl/ for more resources and info.