it's >>must be<< :-) / #2345

Hi, after almost 2 week of holidays :-)
I see, that binder propose such a thing I'm thinking about too :-).

This kind of widget in my opinion is a >mu be< feature.

Some of my directions.

We could use Flash extenders like Zinc or Screenweaver and get the power of Flash and programs which integrate Flash with hundreds of native OS functions.

Zinc - http://www.multidmedia.com/
pros:

1. Windows, Mac OSX and Pocket PC versions
2. hundreds of external functions
3. common code for different platforms (except of native OS functions)
4. has support, this product is evolving fast
5. strong encryption/decryption build into it

cons:

1. commercial product (but there is fully functional trial with nag screen, we could ask them if we could obtain to non commercial product their license),

my firm has bought Windows version so at least we could release Windows projectors :-)

1. buggy from build to build

Screenweaver - http://www.screenweaver.org
there are 2 versions - 3 and brand new HX

version 3 pros:

1. very stable in runtime
2. fast
3. open source and free

version 3 cons:

1. less functions than Zinc (but it's really enough :-) )
2. only Windows platform
3. developing is not active, most effort is on HX

version HX pros:

1. crossplatform between Win32 and MAC OSX

version HX pros:

1. brand new product, stability not known
2. ugly tools (command line)
3. strange api, not flas a'like

I know Screenweaver since it's commercial version (3 becomes open source), my firm used this many times and mostly use Screenvweaver, not Zinc (which was not so stable and sometimes do not work properly on naked Win 9x platform).

Do we need API widget crossplatform?

I know, what you may say: Flash? But it's really in my opinion very good solution.
Regardless much better for us, that .Net in my opinion.