Re: Niels IceCap 5250

[Nathan Andelin <nandelin@xxxxxxxxx>]

> From: Joe Pluta
> As I get more involved with the Rich UI architecture of EGL, it becomes 
> increasingly clear that trying to extend the 5250 paradigm is not going 
> to work in the rich world.

You seem to be making two points with one statement.  First, that attempting to turn a 5250 application into a rich one won't work.  Second, that a "rich world" is on our doorsteps.

Both points are valid.  But I'm still interested in some continuity, and a gradual transition from 5250 to rich.  And a rich UI is not needed for all applications.  Sometimes a simple prompt precedes a data area update, or batch job submission, for example.

The thing that would be nice, would be to deploy both rich and 5250 under a single portal, to support both interfaces during the transition.  One sign-on.  Both environments.  A means of toggling between either.  A means of communicating between both.

Nathan.