Re: Re: Fw: Comfort LCD

["Pedro M.V." <pmacv@xxxxxxx>]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: Patrick Lidstone <patrick@xxxxxxx> 
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx 
Sent: Tuesday, January 28, 2003 2:36 PM
Subject: [ukha_d] Re: Fw: Comfort LCD


--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Nikola Kasic" <nikola@k...>
wrote:
> Paul,
> What's wrong with web browser approach? Most of the HA applications
have
> that interface, you just need a homepage to integrate them.

And you can use www.w3c.org/Amaya browser.

>Biggest problem with the web-browser approach is the problem of push.

>There is no practical way to force the browser screen to update in 
real time driven from the server side. Take the caller-id scenario, 
for example - you want to know the *second* a call comes in who it's 
from. This can't be done using a plain-vanilla browser in a user 
friendly and responsive way.

>It can be done using a Java applet, but if you're jumping to that 
level of complexity, you'd be better served by a dedicated device 
IMHO.

Perhaps you can suggest it to www.w3c.org to introduce an easy way.

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