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Can we do (insert type of app) with PB?
Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2011 8:21 pm
by Zach
I'm just wondering if there are any limitations to what we can do with PB.
For instance, Firefox Plugins, or Windows Sidebar/Desktop Gadgets
I'm more interested in the Sidebar/Desktop Gadgets personally, as I have a few ideas for things I'd like to make for personal use..
Do these types of applications requires certain things PB can't do / or can only do with pesky workarounds?
edit:
I've heard it only really requires XML, HTML, CSS, and VBScript or Javascript, with ActiveX/COM for more complicated things?
It seems kind of hard to find any sort of guide or tutorial that outlines all the technologies involved though, and how to use them to make such a gadget..
Re: Can we do (insert type of app) with PB?
Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2011 8:37 pm
by Thorium
There is not much you cant do with PB.
- any kind of kernel mode code (drivers)
- operating system (someone did it but you need to rewrite the libs, which makes it more or less useless)
- apps for any other plattform than Windows (x86 and x64), Linux (x86 and x64) and Mac OS (x86 and PPC)
If you want to write plugins you need the documentation of the plugin interface.
Re: Can we do (insert type of app) with PB?
Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2011 9:56 pm
by Derren
No and no.
As you say they are both based on html/xml and js.
I think you can start PB (or really any) applications out of the plugins/wigdets but the UI has to be done in the specific language.
Re: Can we do (insert type of app) with PB?
Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2011 4:55 pm
by X
Thorium wrote:There is not much you cant do with PB.
- any kind of kernel mode code (drivers)
- operating system (someone did it but you need to rewrite the libs, which makes it more or less useless)
- apps for any other plattform than Windows (x86 and x64), Linux (x86 and x64) and Mac OS (x86 and PPC)
If you want to write plugins you need the documentation of the plugin interface.
Haven't heard of anyone writing an OS with PB before ... do you have a link?
Re: Can we do (insert type of app) with PB?
Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2011 6:12 pm
by c4s
X wrote:Haven't heard of anyone writing an OS with PB before ... do you have a link?
I think it is/was this one here:
https://gitorious.org/paloxena
However, I don't think that PureBasic is envolved anymore...
Re: Can we do (insert type of app) with PB?
Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2011 6:35 pm
by Thorium
c4s wrote:X wrote:Haven't heard of anyone writing an OS with PB before ... do you have a link?
I think it is/was this one here:
https://gitorious.org/paloxena
However, I don't think that PureBasic is envolved anymore...
Here is the original post on the german forum:
http://www.purebasic.fr/german/viewtopi ... 8&start=14
Unfortunatly the download is down, but it did worked. The name was Camelopardalis, made by the same guy as Paloxena.