On Dec 16, 2008, at 9:49 AM, David Mitchell wrote:
A tip for integrating Squeak into your non-Squeak work.
Use it for tools, reports, and other little bits of glue. People don't think of Squeak as a great glue language, but I've had excellent results.
Since there is almost no OS integration, you can install Squeak merely by unzipping a file. Unlike a lot of other languages that need a shell (and is often locked down) Squeak does not.
I use Seaside to develop little desktop applications at work. I put a one-click install on a local file server, Since one-click only requires extracting to a folder, even our relatively locked down users at work can extract a ZIP to a folder. I put two icons in the folder. One to start the server (minimized) and one that is just a URL to localhost.
I have dozens of unsophisticated, regular users and none of them complain about Squeak's looks. In fact, since I import our corporate brand CSS, it all looks very official.
That sounds great for applications with a web interface, but I wish there was a more attractive, easier way to do the same thing with Squeak-based non-web applications.
On Tue, Dec 16, 2008 at 9:06 AM, Ryan Zerby tahognome@gmail.com wrote: You've hit on a lot of my exact reasons. When I make an application, it would be nice to be able to show it to my friends, and there is zero chance that they will actually install squeak. I can get away with this for some things by using the webbased squeak app... but not for desktop things. I like writing casual games and the AI applicable to them.
I could live with Squeak being an island if I were able to use it for my day-to-day internet use. From what I've seen, squeak doesn't even have a usable webbrowser... I can't read the newbies list from inside squeak, nor can I search the web for documentation and such.
So, I can't really run outside of squeak, and I can't really run inside of squeak, but have this weird hybrid. _______________________________________________ Beginners mailing list Beginners@lists.squeakfoundation.org http://lists.squeakfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/beginners
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