This is going slightly OT:
Is there still no way to use the Gecko engine in RB?
Is it possible that a plugin dev *cough*Christian, could make a Gecko
viewer?
Just a thought.
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Danny Greg
Developer
e-mail: danny at crimsonskysoftware dot com
www.crimsonskysoftware.com
www.BitClamp.com
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On 30 Nov 2007, at 15:28, Joe Strout wrote:
> On Nov 30, 2007, at 8:00 AM, Thom McGrath wrote:
>
>> I'm getting very frustrated, personally. I find that I can never
>> complete a project due to some dumb bug, or incomplete feature. Even
>> something this simple, looks like I may not be able to achieve in
>> REALbasic, forcing me to learn a new tool and language. This is why I
>> haven't renewed in a while...
>
> To be fair, if you were using some other tool or language, it
> probably wouldn't have an HTML control at all. You'd be forced to
> either write your own or hook into something provided by the OS via
> declares or ActiveX -- and you can do either of those in RB, too.
>
> What's frustrating here is that RB gives you the *appearance* of
> being able to do a project simply, and it appears to work in simple
> tests, so you go ahead and commit to a project -- and then discover
> that it can't be done simply at all. I got bit by this myself (also
> by the HTMLViewer control), and have a dissatisfied client as a
> result. I would have been better off if the HTMLViewer were not part
> of the feature list, so I wouldn't have been suckered into thinking
> that I could use it.
>
> Best,
> - Joe
>
> --
> Joe Strout
> Inspiring Applications, Inc.
> http://www.InspiringApps.com
>
>
>
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