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Re: [MUD-Dev] Java and Javascript
On 28/01/98 at 07:10 PM, Greg Munt <greg#uni-corn,demon.co.uk> said:
>Hope you can help me. I'm looking to implement some sort of graphical
>client, within a web browser. I know that this has been done before,
>without requiring the page to be reloaded. They used either Java or
>Javascript, can't remember which.
Of necessity it would be JavaScript. Java can be embedded in Web pages,
be used for standalone applications, etc. Javascript can only be embedded
in web pages.
>IIRC, Java is useful on the networking side, whilst Javascript is useful
>when you need firm control of the browser itself. Does anyone care to
>supply advantages/disadvantages of each, and what each should be ideally
>used for?
Iwoudl start with arguing why the browser interface is actually useful to
you as a MUD interface. Note that I am not arguing against using the
broswer interface to reach to the MUD, but using the browser interface
during your MUD interactions. I don't see much use for Forward and Back
buttons while MUDding, or Bookmarks, etc.
It makes more sense to me to have the browser lauch a Java application ala
plug-in.
>Should I be looking at both Java *and* Javascript, to complement each
>other, or should I concentrate on using just one of them? How much of the
> Java/Javascript functionality does the potential DHTML/DOM standard
>encompass?
Not much. See www.w3.org.
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- Thread context:
- Re: [MUD-Dev] MetaVoice, MetaFont, (continued)
- Re: [MUD-Dev] Arctic's Project?,
Chris Gray cg#ami-cg,GraySage.Edmonton.AB.CA, Thu 29 Jan 1998, 15:49 GMT
- Java and Javascript,
Greg Munt greg#uni-corn,demon.co.uk, Wed 28 Jan 1998, 21:22 GMT
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