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

On Dec 19, 2006, at 5:07 AM, Corey Sweeney wrote:

> 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.

Interesting idea. Try it out, find collaborators, upload to PLaneT.  
-- Matthias



>
> 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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