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  • Tom Szabo
    #1

    Looking for PHP library to develop windows like apps through the web - is there one?


    Hi,

    I am looking for some library that will allow developing web-based
    applications in PHP. I am looking for something that is as close as possible
    to a windows like application as possible.

    Say it would implement simple forms and browsers/grids. I have seen some of
    them like PRADO, but it is still too much web-like.

    Is there anything more windows like?

    TIA,

    Tom


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    • TJ Talluto
      #2
      Re: Looking for PHP library to develop windows like apps through the web - is there one?

      ??
      If you want to change the appearance of those elements so that they ALWAYS
      try to look more like how they appear on Windows, then use CSS to
      explicitly change the colors, fonts, sizes, et.al. PHP (generated xHTML)
      and CSS work together..

      Method:
      1. generate pure content using PHP
      2. format presentation elements using CSS

      You can get controls aligned and spaced properly to more resemble a non-web
      application... like this:
      http://www.outfront.net/tutorials_02/adv_tech/funkyforms3.htm


      Or if you meant you wanted to supply your own controls... like ActiveX
      controls embedded in the web pages? Then you probably want Java applets...
      but thats a waste of time unless you're trying to get functionality that
      CSS won't provide.


      --
      TJ Talluto
      torpedo51 at yahoo dot com

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        • Bob Apar
          #3
          Re: Looking for PHP library to develop windows like apps through the web - is there one?


          "Tom Szabo" <tom@intersoft. net.au> wrote in message news:41844cf6@d news.tpgi.com.a u...[color=blue]
          >
          > Hi,
          >
          > I am looking for some library that will allow developing web-based
          > applications in PHP. I am looking for something that is as close as possible
          > to a windows like application as possible.
          >
          > Say it would implement simple forms and browsers/grids. I have seen some of
          > them like PRADO, but it is still too much web-like.
          >
          > Is there anything more windows like?
          >
          > TIA,
          >
          > Tom
          >
          >[/color]
          Web applications are more complex than Windows programming because
          the server doesn't maintain state and the presentations are more versatile.
          There were some efforts in trying to make Web programming like Windows
          programming (e.g. Borland Delphi WebSnap). They didn't prevail so far.
          Microsoft ASP.NET is a breakthrough in this direction with its event-driven
          and object/control-oriented methodology. If possible you should really take a look.
          PRADO is very similar to ASP.NET. It lacks a visual IDE, however.
          When you are saying they are still 'web-like', I think you are going too far.




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            • Nik Coughin
              #4
              Re: Looking for PHP library to develop windows like apps through the web - is there one?

              Bob Apar wrote:[color=blue]
              > "Tom Szabo" <tom@intersoft. net.au> wrote in message
              > news:41844cf6@d news.tpgi.com.a u...[color=green]
              >>
              >>
              >> Is there anything more windows like?
              >>[/color]
              > There were some efforts in trying to make Web programming like Windows
              > programming (e.g. Borland Delphi WebSnap). They didn't prevail so far.
              > Microsoft ASP.NET is a breakthrough in this direction with its
              > event-driven and object/control-oriented methodology.[/color]

              Intraweb is much better than WebSnap. Doesn't generate very nice HTML but
              it's very functional. There are versions for both Delphi (and Kylix under
              Linux), ASP.NET, Java (I think) and a couple of others. It's
              application-centric as opposed to being page-centric like ASP.NET.


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                • Steve
                  #5
                  Re: Looking for PHP library to develop windows like apps through the web - is there one?

                  See http://winbinder.sourceforge.net/

                  ---
                  Steve

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                    • Ilija Studen
                      #6
                      Re: Looking for PHP library to develop windows like apps throughthe web - is there one?

                      Tom Szabo wrote:[color=blue]
                      > Hi,
                      >
                      > I am looking for some library that will allow developing web-based
                      > applications in PHP. I am looking for something that is as close as possible
                      > to a windows like application as possible.
                      >
                      > Say it would implement simple forms and browsers/grids. I have seen some of
                      > them like PRADO, but it is still too much web-like.
                      >
                      > Is there anything more windows like?
                      >
                      > TIA,
                      >
                      > Tom[/color]

                      Has anyone tried to develop PHP + JS + XUL applications??? Yes, it runs
                      only on Mozilla, but 4.7MB download pays back (XUL is pretty powerfull).

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                        • somaboy mx
                          #7
                          Re: Looking for PHP library to develop windows like apps through the web - is there one?


                          Tom Szabo wrote:[color=blue][color=green]
                          > > Hi,
                          > >
                          > > I am looking for some library that will allow developing web-based
                          > > applications in PHP. I am looking for something that is as close as[/color][/color]
                          possible[color=blue][color=green]
                          > > to a windows like application as possible.
                          > >
                          > > Say it would implement simple forms and browsers/grids. I have seen some[/color][/color]
                          of[color=blue][color=green]
                          > > them like PRADO, but it is still too much web-like.[/color][/color]

                          Macromedia Flash MX2004 has a full set of UI components like datagrids, form
                          elements and so on. They respond to user input like a regular application
                          would. Use it with amfPHP remoting and you've got a good thing going.

                          Amfphp
                          http://amfphp.sf.net
                          Download Amfphp for free. Simple Remoting for Web Applications


                          ..soma


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                            • Henk Verhoeven
                              #8
                              Re: Looking for PHP library to develop windows like apps throughthe web - is there one?

                              Tom Szabo wrote:[color=blue]
                              > Hi,
                              >
                              > I am looking for some library that will allow developing web-based
                              > applications in PHP. I am looking for something that is as close as possible
                              > to a windows like application as possible.
                              >
                              > Say it would implement simple forms and browsers/grids. I have seen some of
                              > them like PRADO, but it is still too much web-like.
                              >
                              > Is there anything more windows like?
                              >
                              > TIA,
                              >
                              > Tom
                              >
                              >[/color]

                              Did you already try out this: http://webfx.eae.net/dhtml/xtree/demo.html

                              Greetings,

                              Henk verhoeven,
                              www.phpPeanuts.org.

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