Can Squeak....

goran.krampe at bluefish.se goran.krampe at bluefish.se
Mon Aug 18 09:26:20 UTC 2003


usf truth <usftruth at yahoo.com> wrote:
[SNIP of backgrounder]
> Sp that questions so far are: 
> Can Squeak do dynamic lines based on DB based
> relationships (parent-child, brother-sister,
> husband-wife)? and draw these graphically dynamically?

Yes. See package Connectors (a really cool graphics framework for
interactive drawings etc):
http://map1.squeakfoundation.org/sm/packagebyname/connectors

> Can Squeak interact with MySQL?

Yes, See http://map1.squeakfoundation.org/sm/packagebyname/mysql

> Can I create it as an applett and run it from the web
> or from a desktop?

Yes. See http://minnow.cc.gatech.edu/squeak/1865

> Is Squeak the best method?

If you intend to do interactive graphics crossplatform with the ability
to run inside a browser and have gotten interested in one of the most
productive OO languages to date (Smalltalk), then you seem to be dead on
track. :-)

> How well does Squeak handle multimedia?

Very, very well.
 
> Thanks,
> Matthew 

regards, Göran



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