From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.3 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,MAILING_LIST_MULTI, REPLYTO_WITHOUT_TO_CC autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,55958fd991db66fe X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2002-09-11 06:55:04 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!fr.usenet-edu.net!usenet-edu.net!enst.fr!not-for-mail From: "Robert C. Leif" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: RE: Advantage of XML based GUI? (was Re: Ada-inspired OS/Language) Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2002 06:54:05 -0700 Organization: ENST, France Sender: comp.lang.ada-admin@ada.eu.org Message-ID: Reply-To: comp.lang.ada@ada.eu.org NNTP-Posting-Host: marvin.enst.fr Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: avanie.enst.fr 1031752503 1779 137.194.161.2 (11 Sep 2002 13:55:03 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@enst.fr NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2002 13:55:03 +0000 (UTC) Return-Path: X-Envelope-From: rleif@rleif.com X-Envelope-To: X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.4024 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 In-Reply-To: <4519e058.0209101828.cb5ff85@posting.google.com> Importance: Normal Errors-To: comp.lang.ada-admin@ada.eu.org X-BeenThere: comp.lang.ada@ada.eu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.13 Precedence: bulk List-Unsubscribe: , List-Id: comp.lang.ada mail<->news gateway List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: comp.lang.ada-admin@ada.eu.org X-BeenThere: comp.lang.ada@ada.eu.org Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:28821 Date: 2002-09-11T06:54:05-07:00 XUL has some good ideas; however, it is a bit of a hack. It uses RDF, which is a "concise" replacement for schemas. The XUL model could be followed with a limited implementation of XFORMS. The programming language should be Ada. I believe that cascading style sheets are obsolete. A simple version of XSL, SVG or even the use of an Ada application, such as CLAW would be sufficient to get the system started. I would like to suggest one design rule, Less is better! The average customer would have an increased feeling of security with a very simple system. The great advantage of DOS was that it was NOT an operating system. The PC is more of an appliance than a computer. I suspect that Ada technology may be able to provide a system where one can pull the plug and then virtually instantly reboot. Bob Leif -----Original Message----- From: comp.lang.ada-admin@ada.eu.org [mailto:comp.lang.ada-admin@ada.eu.org] On Behalf Of Ted Dennison Sent: Tuesday, September 10, 2002 7:29 PM To: comp.lang.ada@ada.eu.org Subject: Re: Advantage of XML based GUI? (was Re: Ada-inspired OS/Language) Preben Randhol wrote in message news:... > On Sun, 8 Sep 2002 15:14:13 -0700, Robert C. Leif wrote: > > If Nick Roberts et al. wish to generate some real interest and the > > ability to raise money, call it XMLOS. The GUI would be XML and the > > insides pure Ada. This is essentially what I suggested in my paper in > > the last Ada Letters. > > What is the advantage of having the GUI as XML? I don't get it. Wouldn't > you need a more dynamic language than Ada then? I'd suggest anyone interested in this issue head over to http://www.xulplanet.com/tutorials/xultu/ , and take a look at exactly how this works and what can be done with it. I haven't done so myself yet, so I'll resist the urge to post an opinion of my own here.