Can one do FRP with Haskell connected to Javascript in the browser? I believe there is a standalone version of Javascript.
On 7/8/11, Heinrich Apfelmus <[email protected]> wrote: > Chris Smith wrote: >> Heinrich Apfelmus wrote: >>> Do you know any *small GUI programs* that you would *like* to see >>> *implemented with Functional Reactive Programming?* >> >> This isn't really a specific application, but what I'd like to see most >> from FRP is an example of something that involves moving between windows >> and dialog boxes. All of the GUI-based FRP examples I've seen so far >> involve interactions in a specific GUI layout. It's unclear to me how >> FRP extends into a situation like: >> >> - There's a starting window showing several options for what to do >> - When the user chooses an option, that window closes, and a new one >> opens with that activity. >> - In response to some actions, dialog boxes appear with their own >> interactions. >> >> It's not clear to me if anyone in FRP has an idea of how stuff like this >> fits in. Is there some FRP trick to handle this declaratively? Or >> would you just say each move to a new window ends or pauses one network >> of events and behaviors, and starts a new one? > > That's a very good example. Unfortunately, I am one of those who don't > have any idea of how stuff like this fits in. :) > > I think it's possible to get something like this with pausing and > resuming event networks, but a general and elegant formulation would > probably rely on dynamic event switching, which I haven't attempted to > implement yet. I'm trying to pick the low hanging fruit first. > > > Best regards, > Heinrich Apfelmus > > -- > http://apfelmus.nfshost.com > > > _______________________________________________ > Haskell-Cafe mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/haskell-cafe > -- -- Regards, KC _______________________________________________ Haskell-Cafe mailing list [email protected] http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/haskell-cafe
