RE: [WEB400] Re: Modify the IE Browser

["Joe Pluta" <joepluta@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> From: David Gibbs
> 
> Well, true 5250 devices don't ... but who uses a real 5250 anymore?

Well, the two places I mentioned.  And if you go to Client Access, you
get back to deployment issues and platform specificity.  There are
alternatives, but they get progressively more feature-poor.


> What about a Java applet?  Easy deployment model, rich control set,
> security (assuming I understand the sandbox concept correctly).  Seems
> like a very reasonable compromise between a pure browser interface and
a
> fat client.

I've got lots of clients who have tried using applets, and none who have
succeeded.  It can be done, but the practical drawbacks seem to outweigh
the theoretical benefits.  For example, you have to code back to the
lowest supported JDK.

There are some places where they seem to work acceptably - usually
small, single-purpose tasks.  IBM's navigation applet for InfoCenter is
an example.  But I haven't seen any successful large scale
implementations of an applet-based interface.

Joe