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Poll: What are you missing from OS2/eCS REXX?

Started by warpcafe, 2008.04.03, 16:10:33

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What are the top 3 things that you are missing for REXX on OS/2 and eCS?

Simple way of creating nice GUIs with "contemporary" controls
15 (1500%)
A way to do pretty graphics printing
4 (400%)
Extensions that allow multimedia control (graphics, sound, gaming, video,...)
4 (400%)
Easy way of WPS integration/control
5 (500%)
A kind of "GUI"-controls framework for text-mode rexx applications
3 (300%)
Interface to a specific application
2 (200%)
OS and system-level related functions
3 (300%)
Connectivity + networking-related functions (tcp/ip, netbios...)
2 (200%)
Storage-related stuff (database, isams, xml...)
3 (300%)
Nothing!
0 (0%)

Total Members Voted: 0

Voting closed: 2008.04.13, 16:10:33

warpcafe

Programming in REXX is not too complicated. Once you get familiar with it, not only your skills will increase but also your mindset and expectations. At some point however, you might find yourself facing limitations in what it can do (especially when you know other programming languages and their possibilities). This is the moment when you will hear yourself asking "Why can't it do like [xyz] does?" or "That is so damn easy with [xyz] on Windows, why can't I do it in OS/2?".

Tell us what the things are, that you are missing for REXX on OS/2 and eCS!
"It is not worth an intelligent man's time to be in the majority.
By definition, there are already enough people to do that"
- G.H. Hardy

saborion2

An interesting poll.  :) It would have been cool if there was an option for let's say... "Kernel" Upgrade/Update from 32-bit to 64-bit....  ;D ;D ;D

warpcafe

"a kernel upgrade from 32-bit to 64-bit" aha.
So, that is what you are missing from REXX for OS/2|eCS  ???
That explains a lot...
"It is not worth an intelligent man's time to be in the majority.
By definition, there are already enough people to do that"
- G.H. Hardy

saborion2

Sure thing; "So, that is what you are missing from REXX for OS/2|eCS  ???
That explains a lot..." More or less like being able to "play" with Windows and Linux "kids" in the Modern Hardware "park"...  ::) ;D ::)


herwigb

Kind regards,
HerwigB.

Shai


herwigb

Kind regards,
HerwigB.

saborion2

Re: "you're a few days too late giving that hint". How so, do you care to elaborate within what context when Chicago until now has failed to arrive; and, some folks apparently do not know for sure where VISTA, eComStation, VOYAGER..... are heading. Also, from all appearances the timely "hint" may just be the remedy that the doctors have ordered for "TEAM CASSINI" ;D

Very nice of you "herwigb".  Kudos to you.  ;)

Thanks.


warpcafe

Ok, poll closed - and the winners are...

By far the most votes for:
QuoteSimple way of creating nice GUIs with "contemporary" controls
15 of 16 voters (36.6%)

Second best (or most "wished for") is:
QuoteEasy way of WPS integration/control
5 of 16 voters (12.2%)

And the third place is shared among:
QuoteA way to do pretty graphics printing
Extensions that allow multimedia control (graphics, sound, gaming, video,...)
with 4 of 16 voters (9.8%) each

Now, what does it tell us?
First: Heck! Only 16 voters? Come on! ;-)

Second: We definitely need some kind of contemporary GUI builder. Either a fully integrated development environment (a la eclipse, VB, whatever) and/or an active, supported wrapper dll for Qt/WxWidgets. :-)

Third: We need more DLLs with focus on "contemporary usage" like graphics printing, multimedia and an easy interface to the WPS... may someone please wrap the API into a DLL for REXX? :-) However I'm curious to see what people mean in detail when talking about the "WPS integration" for rexx. There is the WPS wizard which already provides a rexx interface... what's wrong with it? Something missing? (Note: That was just a usual question - I did not use it so far!)

For the graphics printing: That really sucks.
I know that e.g. in Windows, even VB4 can use the API to create nice docs without much efforts. All it takes is to set up the page(s) by using calls... then you'll have sort of a device context to the printer (but far less complex) and can use simple commands like "printer.print 'my text'", draw lines and circles, get/set the printing psoition, calculate text widhts and heights reliably and make use of all fonts and attributes of them.
Heck - why is there no such DLL or extension for rexx? It could be so simple. Just provide a basic interface and accept basic commands from rexx via calls - all the rest could be done "internally" like management of the device context etc.
Hm. I'm thinking about setting up a bounty for that...

Cheers
Thomas
"It is not worth an intelligent man's time to be in the majority.
By definition, there are already enough people to do that"
- G.H. Hardy

kim

Well, suggestion for next time a poll is set up; post a news indication on the main page and as well we can also send out an indication of the poll to people. That usually helps out a bit. :-)

warpcafe

 :-[ eeh, ahh... I'll keep that in mind. Thanks! ;)
"It is not worth an intelligent man's time to be in the majority.
By definition, there are already enough people to do that"
- G.H. Hardy