RE: A radical idea: a new XyWrite

[Philip White pdwhite@xxxxxxxx]

Bob,
 
For a scripted language, Python is remarkably fast. However, the most efficient way to implement an application is usually done via that operating system’s native languages and API.
 
One very notable capability of the latest MS Visual Studio is that it has the capability to
simultaneously create a single application that will run on several platforms. This was done so developers building applications for Windows, could create the same application for IOS, and a few additional platforms with very little additional
 effort.
 


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From: xywrite-bounce@xxxxxxxx  on behalf of Bob Newell 

Sent: Monday, April 16, 2018 3:39:16 PM

To: xywrite@xxxxxxxx

Subject: Re: A radical idea: a new XyWrite
 



Aloha,



I've previously noted that Xywrite runs with DOS emulators on an

Android tablet. (I don't have Xywrite III+; I've only tested with

Xywrite 2 and 4), although not for printing, other than the

print-to-file workaround. It runs fast enough to be highly useful with

two caveats: 1) it seems hard on the battery, and 2) it's not so

wonderful for typing in French and German (though I suspect that could

be improved if I worked at it).



This is a really interesting discussion. My two fractions of a cent

worth are that emulators run Xywrite more than well enough, beyond the

point at which a rewrite or clone is necessary (though nonetheless a

fascinating idea). I think a rewrite in an interpreted/tokenized

language like Python would result in code that is too slow.







On Fri, Apr 13, 2018 at 10:12 AM, Harry Binswanger  wrote:

> Flash,

>

> This is counter to the spirit of my whole dream, but ... you can run (sort

> of) XyWrite on a tablet. I've done it. The trick is to open it on your

> regular computer than do a TeamViewer remote session on your tablet. TV is

> so good that the thing works. I think they or iOS have an alternate onscreen

> keypad that has the shifting keys.

>

> But there's no point in running Xy without a keyboard, and if you're lugging

> around a keyboard, too (even a small bluetooth one) the question is whether

> you wouldn't be better off with a laptop.

>

> --Harry

>

>

> 

>

> On 12/4/18 05:39, Carl Distefano wrote:

>> And last but not least:

>>

>> - Portability: no installation required

>

> I would like a version to run on an iPad. I would pay money for this,

> but not enough to make it worth a programmer's man-hours I'm afraid.

>

> Crowd funding maybe?

>

> 

> 







-- 

Bob Newell

Honolulu, Hawai`i



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