Re: FN-FORUM: desktop toy required

date posted 16th May 2006 13:56

I prototyped a windows application tied into a service that used flash
for the interface for something a little bit similar - I remember being
surprised how easy it was to do with the stuff built into Visual Studio,
but it was a couple of years ago and I don't remember the details of how
it worked.

-ben

Sue Wall wrote:
>
> Didn't think flash / director can be installed as a desktop toy - e.g
> automatically boots up from start up?
>
>
>> From: Joel Hughes [EMAIL REMOVED]
>> Reply-To: [EMAIL REMOVED]
>> To: "FN-FORUM / [EMAIL REMOVED] [EMAIL REMOVED]
>> Subject: Re: FN-FORUM: desktop toy required
>> Date: 15 May 2006 16:26:14 -0000
>>
>>
>> >
>> > Our client has private fantasy football type site for their staff /
>> > associates - they want to develop a downloadable applet which will
>> sit on
>> > the desktop and announce the scores...That kind of thing. I would
>> imagine
>> > all staff to be using PC's. Can you help?
>> >
>> >
>>
>> hmmm..the RSS route sounds a bit dry. How 'graphical' can it be?
>>
>> Another option could be a Flash or Director .EXE - this would give you a
>> good reach across MAC and Win32 - as a backup I'd have a web page as
>> well.
>>
>> joel
>>
>>
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