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Monday, May 28, 2007
LINA portable applications
It's not released yet, but LINA looks like a really interesting project that enables you to run the same binaries on Linux, Windows, and Mac with native look and feel.
Being somewhat cynical, I wonder how well they can "map" GUI's. Native look and feel is not that simple an issue.
What if you use a control/widget that exists on one platform but not on another? Are you stuck with "lowest common denominator" or do they actually implement "missing" functionality on platforms? (like Java SWT)
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Now all we have to do is port Suneido to Linux... :-)
Yeah, there's always a catch!
Being somewhat cynical, I wonder how well they can "map" GUI's. Native look and feel is not that simple an issue.
What if you use a control/widget that exists on one platform but not on another? Are you stuck with "lowest common denominator" or do they actually implement "missing" functionality on platforms? (like Java SWT)
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