Subject: open source XML Windowing Toolkit
From: Bob Crosby (rcrosby@alaska.net)
Date: Thu Dec 19 2002 - 07:37:36 AKST
This looks interesting.
XWT is the XML Windowing Toolkit. It lets you write remote applications --
applications that run on a server, yet can "project" their user interface
onto any computer, anywhere on the Internet. This is most useful for:
Highly mobile users:
Anyone who uses many different computers
Thin client environments:
The user is provided with low-cost hardware, and freed from the hassles of
security monitoring, patching, installing, upgrading, and uninstalling
software.
Software-as-a-service:
ASPs can now transcend the limitations of HTML and "rent" applications with
rich user interfaces. Customers interested in purchasing and hosting the
application can try it before committing resources to configuration and
deployment.
Unlike all other remote-display technologies, XWT applications are usable
and responsive regardless of network congestion, delays, and even complete
network failures.
Unlike "web applications", XWT applications are not constrained by the
limitations of HTML. XWT can precisely match the appearance and behavior of
normal desktop applications.
Existing HTML/JavaScript developers can be productive immediately
developing XWT user interfaces. This is because XWT visual layout is
specified using a dialect of XML which is extremely similar to HTML tables,
and because interactivity is scripted in industry- standard ECMAscript
(JavaScript). No special tools are required -- just a simple text editor
and a zip archiver.
The XWT Engine is packaged as both an ActiveX control and a Java applet, so
you can access XWT applications from all major platforms
(Win95/98/ME/NT/2k/XP, Linux, Solaris, MacOS X) without installing any
additional software. It is distributed under an open source license, so it
can easily be ported to new platforms.
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