Should the OpenACS project take the TCL PlugIn on board?
Some time ago a Netscape/IE plug in was developed to allow TCL 'applets' and so forth within a browser.
This plug in was (and still is to an extent) a neat little addition for all you TCL developers out there.
However, as time has gone by its not been updated all that much and needs some work to bring it up to date with current browsers.
And the question is, should this community bring it 'on-board'.
The PRO's
Although for most websites you wouldn't want the user dependant on downloading this, many systems also have an Admin interface or
a set of non-ordinary-user screens. These screens (CMS is probably a good example) are often required to be more complex and
interactive that ordinary user screens. Furthermore, with such screens you usually have better control and a good idea of what
browsers etc must be supported, and the env. in which they will work. Therefore in this case the plug in may add some real value
to the offering.
The CONS
Well, maintaining the plug in really
So what does everyone think? Its seems a real shame to let this useful little tool go wasted, and it may help to alleviate and
ease the development of geneuinely usuable admin interfaces...
Cheers
Simon
