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Ask HN: Browser GUI
How would you go about writing a GUI that would run in most browsers on all platforms that support those browsers, even if offline? An example might be a Spreadsheet application that would still work offline but have extra abilities online (cloud storage, collaboration etc). The ability to display charts and simple animations/sounds would be a requirement.
Some other things to discuss:
1. How would this picture change if offline ability was not a requirement?
2. What if the application was very graphics/sound intensive (game)?
(Hope this isn't too general a question)
- spooneybarger 16y agoHope this isn't too general of an answer but... you might want to take a look at the Cappuccino web framework ( http://cappuccino.org http://cappuccino.org ) that 280 North ( http://280north.com http://280north.com ) used to build 280 Slides ( http://280slides.com http://280slides.com ). Also take a look at SproutCore ( http://sproutcore.com http://sproutcore.com ). Both of those would be good places for starting an application like what I think you are getting at. From there, some of the other stuff might follow from there.
- petervandijck 16y agoFlash comes to mind.