Path: csiph.com!v102.xanadu-bbs.net!xanadu-bbs.net!feeder.erje.net!eu.feeder.erje.net!newsfeed.datemas.de!rt.uk.eu.org!aioe.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Richard Maher Newsgroups: comp.lang.java.programmer Subject: Re: Developing for AWT/Swing and Android portability Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2013 17:06:33 +0800 Organization: Aioe.org NNTP Server Lines: 45 Message-ID: References: <520c1295$0$304$14726298@news.sunsite.dk> NNTP-Posting-Host: jOhPn0KFjrxwuMc9OPMmCw.user.speranza.aioe.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Complaints-To: abuse@aioe.org User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; rv:17.0) Gecko/20130801 Thunderbird/17.0.8 X-Notice: Filtered by postfilter v. 0.8.2 Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.java.programmer:25019 On 8/15/2013 7:28 AM, Arne Vajhøj wrote: > JavaFX support FXML, JavaScript and CSS3. And up until v2.0 mandate some bollocks proprietary scripting language IIRC? I wish you why but IMnsHO JavaFX was still-born with Silverlight and faces a similar future. Maybe that's why I just saw Larry crying into his beer on CBS about those "evil" Google guys. "Boo whoooo, they can't just copy Java sniff sniff". > > JavaFX support HTML5, Javascript and CSS3 in embedded browser. What value does it add except letting a bunch of fat middle-aged Java programmers pretend that modern GUIs and convergence still involves their new-COBOL? > >> A mobile browser that supports Applets would be REALLY useful though! > > Applets are not a priority any longer. I've never had to be number 1. Out of the lime-light much has been happening. > > But you can use JavaFX in applets too! I'd rather use Python, Ruby etc :-) Too me Applets are for infrastructure the GUI is HTML5, CSS3, and Javascript. I think I read today that Google has pulled Microsoft's version of YouTube because it's not HTML5 only? > > :-) > > Arne > Cheers Richard Maher