From: "Hal E. Fulton" <hal9000@...>
Date: 2002-11-09T10:41:19+09:00
Subject: Re: FreeRIDE and FUI ?? (was: Re: Thoughts on Ruby lack of IDE)

----- Original Message -----
From: "Rich" <rich@lithinos.com>
To: "ruby-talk ML" <ruby-talk@ruby-lang.org>
Sent: Friday, November 08, 2002 6:51 PM
Subject: Re: FreeRIDE and FUI ?? (was: Re: Thoughts on Ruby lack of IDE)


> > >
> > > How would FUI (Flash User Interface) fit into this?
> > >
> >
> > Build a set of plugins that enable the flash delivery (via an HTTP
> > FreeRIDE plugin utilizing something like WEBrick) and an XML socket
> > plugin that backends your FUI system.  The abstraction created in the
> > components of FreeRIDE are enabled by a renderer.  The renderer (which
> > may or may not be graphical) merely accepts a series of calls on behalf
> > of components (Editpanes, menupanes, etc).  Taking the Fox renderer as a
> > model (and if you have comprable FUI components) you just reimplement
> > the functionality.
> >
>
> You lost me in  the explanation. I think what you're saying is that you
drag
> a component on to the FreeRIDE stage, and you can communicate with the
Flash
> API through the component?

Actually, I think (maybe I'm wrong) that you two
are miscommunicating.

I believe R wants to use FR to create Flash.

I believe RK wants to build a Flash interface
for FR.

Those are different things (if perhaps intersecting).

Hal