[2828] in java-interest
concern with JDK's need of a separate FRAME for menuItems
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Scott Moody)
Tue Oct 17 01:06:00 1995
Date: Mon, 16 Oct 95 14:07:44 PDT
From: scott@plato.ds.boeing.com (Scott Moody)
To: java-interest@java.sun.com
Cc: scott@plato.ds.boeing.com
I am concerned that an applet cannot have an embedded FRAME object
except at a separate Window. I think a typical program that someone
will write will have the look/feel of a window with pull-down menus,
even though it is embedded in a Browser window. Basically I want
to mimic an existing tool, but from within the existing browser's window.
This might be a help or simulation of how to use an existing tool .. so
that the pulldown's just show their help, or whatever. (And you can scroll
the window to not see the menu's if too long.)
What there is now is the menuBar and their menuItems only visible as add-ons
to a Frame, and frames only occur with a new separate window.
One of the advantages of the Browser concept is a single window - especially
for novice users. If there are multiple windows popping up all over
than things aren't that great, in my opinion. The KIOSK mode is an example
and one that more turn-key apps will be going for.
Take a look at the Fresco work and they have embedded tools like this
in their fdraw program - where the fdraw tool is embedded in itself,
with full functionality. see http://www.faslab.com/fresco/HomePage.html
Thanks.. and keep up the great work.
scott moody
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