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Re:Google Docs will now use canvas based rendering by simiones on Wednesday May 12, 2021 @11:00AM (#27131125)
If you've ever used a real UI framework, HTML/CSS is absolutely a nightmare. It is missing almost entirely in any kind of useful controls, which is why there are so many myriads of control libraries.

Edit: however, replacing HTML+CSS with a canvas is absolutely a step in the wrong direction. I'm advocating for a richer Web, not a stream of pixels controlled by Google.

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Re:Google Docs will now use canvas based rendering by gentleman11 on Wednesday May 12, 2021 @12:56PM (#27132469)
Care to elaborate what “real ui frameworks” do better? What frameworks do you have in mind when you say that?
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Re:Google Docs will now use canvas based rendering by simiones on Thursday May 13, 2021 @10:59AM (#27142828)
Sure! I'm thinking of things like QT, WPF, WinForms, Java Swing.

What these have in common that is missing from HTML/CSS/DOM is a significant library of controls and layouts.

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