[plt-scheme] {offshoot of} Request for Info

From: Corey Sweeney (corey.sweeney at gmail.com)
Date: Tue Dec 19 05:07:47 EST 2006

I guess if someone had way to much time on their hands, the thing to
do would be to write a GUI library for scheme, that makes javascript
calls on a html page, somewhat like the way a GTK library makes C
calls.  Except this could be done over a port instead of a FFI.

Corey

On 12/18/06, Matthias Felleisen <matthias at ccs.neu.edu> wrote:
>
> On Dec 18, 2006, at 12:42 PM, Corey Sweeney wrote:
>
> > This is a question that I'm asking for myself, so I changed the
> > subject to show that this responce is not intended for the 8/9th
> > graders.
> >
> > On 12/17/06, Matthias Felleisen <matthias at ccs.neu.edu> wrote:
> >
> > > If we have to make our programs useful for others so that they can
> > > run in their browser then do we have to convert them into Java
> > > (Java servelets and applets)?
> >
> >
> > You can make your programs useful to others in many different ways.
> > You can just give them a copy of your program. If you insist on
> > distributing the result of your work via a browser, you can do it in
> > two ways:
> >
> >   1. as a recording of your work: see http://www.ccs.neu.edu/home/
> > matthias/211-f06/Assignments/13.html for a simulated fireworks. This
> > is an animated gif, that records the output of a DrScheme program.
> >
> >   2. as a program that runs on demand with inputs from other people.
> >
> >
> > Can you elaborate on #2?  I'm gussing your saying to write
> > something that spits out forms in html,  but if your saying
> > something else, I'd be highly interested!
>
> This doesn't have to be HTML. I had in mind:
>
> -- a Java applet that interacts with a consumer via a GUI
> -- a JavaScript program that interacts via a Web forms
> -- a Scheme servlet that interacts via HTML server interactions
>
> In addition, you may wish to distinguish between launching programs
> with inputs and running them in batch mode versus launching programs
> and interacting with them (text, events) to supply inputs.
>
> -- Matthias
>
>
>


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