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Re: Seeking Javascript framework for standalone app

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From	Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de>
Organization	PointedEars Software (PES)
Date	2013-04-09 00:40 +0200
Subject	Re: Seeking Javascript framework for standalone app
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Eric Gorr wrote:

> […] the requirements for this app require that it be runnable on a machine
> without a webserver, without an internet connection, and from the desktop
> by double-clicking on a file such as an index.html.

I would suggest a link on the desktop to the HTML document in question, 
unless you want to have all the application code in one HTML document.
 
>> as an example if your app needs some sort of persistent storage, running
>> directly off the filesystem will limit the tools at your disposal or
>> make it dependent on browser specific functionality.
> 
> I do not. What I need to do is rather simple:
> 
> (1) It is an app that simply displays data. There is no editing. There may
> be some, limited, sorting.

No framework needed, then.
 
> (2) The data it displays is fixed and will be entirely contained within
> the app folder. It will never change. However, different installations of
> the app will contain a different set of data. A single machine may contain
> multiple installations.

Use relative URIs to the .js resource containing the data, then.

> (3) The look and operation of the app is similar to the OS X mail.app.
> Essentially, there are three columns of data and there will never be any
> more. The left most column lists the folders contains the files a user
> wants to view. The middle column displays the files contained within the
> currently selected folder of the left most column. The rightmost column
> displays the file currently selected in the middle column.

No framework needed.

>> as far as UI frameworks go, I would definitely recommend AngularJS.
> 
> And, can one setup a standalone app with AngularJS? Is there a tutorial
> demonstrating how to do this?

You cannot only *post to Usenet* on Google, you know.

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Seeking Javascript framework for standalone app ericgorr@gmail.com - 2013-04-08 12:26 -0700
  Re: Seeking Javascript framework for standalone app "Evertjan." <exxjxw.hannivoort@inter.nl.net> - 2013-04-08 22:25 +0200
    Re: Seeking Javascript framework for standalone app Eric Gorr <ericgorr@gmail.com> - 2013-04-08 14:06 -0700
  Re: Seeking Javascript framework for standalone app Stefan Weiss <krewecherl@gmail.com> - 2013-04-08 23:34 +0200
    Re: Seeking Javascript framework for standalone app Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2013-04-08 22:38 +0100
      Re: Seeking Javascript framework for standalone app Eric Gorr <ericgorr@gmail.com> - 2013-04-08 14:48 -0700
        Re: Seeking Javascript framework for standalone app Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2013-04-08 23:07 +0100
          Re: Seeking Javascript framework for standalone app Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2013-04-09 00:20 +0200
            Re: Seeking Javascript framework for standalone app Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2013-04-08 23:31 +0100
              Re: Seeking Javascript framework for standalone app Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2013-04-09 01:07 +0200
                Re: Seeking Javascript framework for standalone app Eric Gorr <ericgorr@gmail.com> - 2013-04-08 16:28 -0700
                Re: Seeking Javascript framework for standalone app Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2013-04-09 01:45 +0200
                Re: Seeking Javascript framework for standalone app Eric Gorr <ericgorr@gmail.com> - 2013-04-08 16:52 -0700
    Re: Seeking Javascript framework for standalone app Eric Gorr <ericgorr@gmail.com> - 2013-04-08 14:47 -0700
      Re: Seeking Javascript framework for standalone app Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2013-04-08 23:58 +0200
  Re: Seeking Javascript framework for standalone app x@x.com (znôrt) - 2013-04-08 23:50 +0200
    Re: Seeking Javascript framework for standalone app Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2013-04-09 00:03 +0200
    Re: Seeking Javascript framework for standalone app Eric Gorr <ericgorr@gmail.com> - 2013-04-08 15:06 -0700
      Re: Seeking Javascript framework for standalone app Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2013-04-08 23:22 +0100
        Re: Seeking Javascript framework for standalone app Eric Gorr <ericgorr@gmail.com> - 2013-04-08 15:32 -0700
      Re: Seeking Javascript framework for standalone app x@x.com (znôrt) - 2013-04-09 00:39 +0200
        Re: Seeking Javascript framework for standalone app Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2013-04-09 00:54 +0200
          Re: Seeking Javascript framework for standalone app x@x.com (znôrt) - 2013-04-09 01:25 +0200
        Re: Seeking Javascript framework for standalone app Eric Gorr <ericgorr@gmail.com> - 2013-04-08 15:56 -0700
          Re: Seeking Javascript framework for standalone app x@x.com (znôrt) - 2013-04-09 01:25 +0200
      Re: Seeking Javascript framework for standalone app Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2013-04-09 00:40 +0200

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