From: why the lucky stiff <ruby-talk@...>
Date: 2005-01-07T05:38:02+09:00
Subject: Re: Konfabulator Clone Supports Ruby

Curt Hibbs wrote:

>I haven't yet verified this myself (although I plan to), but I just finished
>reading this review of Konfabulator on Windows (shareware), but the most
>interesting part is the second half of the article which talks about a
>freeware Konfabulator clone named Kapsule, that supports writing its widgets
>in JavaScript, VB, Python, and Ruby.
>  
>
Ruby is supported through ActiveScriptRuby 
[http://arton.hp.infoseek.co.jp] which is an experimental version of 
Ruby hooked into the Windows Scripting Host.  So, anything that supports 
WSH can use Ruby.  This means IE, traditional ASP, etc.  An old Windows 
shell called Graphite was really the first desktop environment to allow 
WSH scripting.

Unfortunately, the author of Kapsules is working on a new version and 
has taken down the antiquated versions of the software to keep us all 
from hurting ourselves.  If someone can find a download, though, I guess 
it comes with a few widgets written in Ruby.  It's weather module, for 
example, which leverages 'open-uri' ease HTTP.  Good idea.

_why