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Re:Why do we create modern Desktop GUI apps using HTML/CSS/J... by jjkaczor on Tuesday February 07, 2023 @02:07PM (#34697519)
My biggest complaint about HTML/CSS/JavaScript apps on the desktop is that typically UI components written for the browser do not implement all of the keyboard commands for selecting/deselecting multiple individual items (or contigous sections) from lists/tables or trees - with or without checkboxes/ticks/toggles.

If that would/could be standardized, I would never again complain about a desktop-scale data manipulation app shoved into an HTML/CSS/JavaScript host container.

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Re:Why do we create modern Desktop GUI apps using HTML/CSS/J... by wizofaus on Tuesday February 07, 2023 @03:03PM (#34698604)
Even QT has that problem, particularly if using QtQuick/QML.
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Re:Why do we create modern Desktop GUI apps using HTML/CSS/J... by tabtab on Friday February 10, 2023 @11:35AM (#34741959)
Is that a QT-specific problem? Does the Tk and MonoWinForms kits also have that flaw?
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Re:Why do we create modern Desktop GUI apps using HTML/CSS/J... by mvladic on Wednesday February 08, 2023 @04:09AM (#34705858)
Yes, I agree. And it seems that the author of this blog post agrees with that also, because he wrote: "If I could wave a magic wand, I would create an open working group, with the influence of the W3C behind me, to create a mandatory web standard for browsers that defines both a subset (to simplify and create an appropriate desktop security model) and an extension of CSS/HTML that is specifically optimized for marking up and implementing desktop applications, and have that all built into modern browsers as standard."
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Re:Why do we create modern Desktop GUI apps using HTML/CSS/J... by tabtab on Friday February 10, 2023 @11:26AM (#34741803)
Amen! Business CRUD & desktops have been ignored over sexier domains such as social media and e-commerce. But it's still important. Ignore the plumbing of the world, and you get a pool of shit on your floors.

Make CRUD/GUI Great Again! Mice & Desktops Live!

Do we need a mass petition to get the ball rolling? I'll sign, several times even ;-)

List of HTML shortcomings per GUI: https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/otixwo/comment...

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