ActiveX is simply a GUI form of a COM component. I would say the technology serves two primary purposes: #1. as a reusable component for integration into other applications. The HTML engine of Internet Explorer is an ActiveX component, and IE is simply a front end interface to this engine, as an example. #2. also as a plug-in component for use with a web browser allowing greater functionality than HTML or scripted DHTML would provide. Honestly I don't see how either of these two purpose work well together with Netrek. I don't think people want to play Netrek from within a browser. On the other hand, if someone were wanting to rewrite the Netrek client in a more object oriented fashion, one could utilize COM components for networking, and different ActiveX components to represent the different pieces of the client. For instance an ActiveX component could contain the code representing the dashboard, or message window, etc. The Java client(written by Temple?) is object oriented as I recall from last reading the source, and it's kind of interesting how easily the pieces fit together in this fashion. I actually would be interested in thinking about and perhaps writing a netrek server/client using an object oriented architecture utilizing the .Net beta. I haven't thought this through enough to decide whether it is worth doing from a technical standpoint, but it'd be a great learning opportunity to understand the abilities and limitations of the framework. > -----Original Message----- > From: vanilla-list-admin at us.netrek.org > [mailto:vanilla-list-admin at us.netrek.org]On Behalf Of Zachary Uram > Sent: Sunday, June 03, 2001 11:49 PM > To: vanilla-list at us.netrek.org > Subject: Re: [Vanilla List] ActiveXtrek > > > AFAIK ActiveX is a M$ component that allows scripting and remote > GUI'ing. Not sure. I don't see how you could run netrek > client/server in just ActiveX? > > On Mon, 4 Jun 2001, James Cameron wrote: > > > G'day Rex, > > > > Glad to have you on board. We could do with some help to get the > > Netrek game onto more desktops! > > > > But I'm not sure how ActiveX would help with this. Can you tell me > > what it does? I've never used it myself. Most of my GUI development > > uses GTK+ and Glade. > > > > Have you tried the current COW 3.00pl3 client for Microsoft Windows > > with the high-quality graphics plug-in installed? It looks like the > > pictures on http://www.netrek.org/ (although the planets don't). > > > > I tried your page http://www.angelfire.com/trek/Netrekdatacore but it > > said my cat is taking typing lessons that are no good. Is the URL ok? > > > > Have you got a resume of previous achievements that I can have a look at > > to get a feel for where we can use your skills most appropriately? > > Mine is at http://quozl.netrek.org/resume.html > > > > -- > > James Cameron > > Outback Australia > > http://quozl.netrek.org/ > > _______________________________________________ > > vanilla-list mailing list > > vanilla-list at us.netrek.org > > https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/vanilla-list > > > > > uram at cmu.edu > "Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have faith." - John 20:29 > > _______________________________________________ > vanilla-list mailing list > vanilla-list at us.netrek.org > https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/vanilla-list > >