>>I am following dabo developer for some time - not full attention, as my main motivation is learning.
>>Dabo has a lot going for it - but from my POV the integration with wx is too tight,
>>allowing deployment currently on intel chips only, even keeping the webstart analogon in mind.
>>More choices than vfp, but not in the areas I expect most growth: xPads and smartphones.
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>I'm not sure about only running on Intel (I think you can compile for several platforms). But assuming you are correct that still covers the three big ones - Apple, Linux and Windows.

You are technically correct - an ARM with a Linux probably will be supported by wx. But the numbers relevant enough for me to take a note are iPad, iPhone, andPhone and andPad. HP WebOS might get a running start if the Reg is correct predicting dual boot Laptops. Dotnet, for all the niceties they built into C#, is loosing ground rapidly on cloud and mobile front.

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>Funny you should say xPad. Yesterday, I got an iPad working with Dabo and any other Linux program. The real issue is the keyboard. But I'm looking into changing the UI to limit the need of a keyboard. I did get an android phone working but to be honest it was not the best. The android phone will accept a part number and then print a barcode label on a Brady label printer (via the network). We are going to try voice input sometime next week on the android. But I have to say all of this depends on the fact that it is possible run X. Not sure what it will take to get Dabo on an iPhone.

Pyjamas to create real WebApps (I remember Ed being less than enthusiastic...) should be the first step IMHO - would be good demo/starting point for all devices. If a customer DEMANDING native versions steps up, another port can be made - by that time the GUI classes must be in a similar clean state as the DB classes - currently there is no way to even think of a port, as wx code is intermingled with pure python dabo GUI logic.

but that is only from the POV of an interested outsider taken a good look at the code...

regards

thomas