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ajaxSketch
The other week we mentioned ajaxWrite, which was
developed by the good folks at Linspire. It appears the ajax bug has bitten Michael Robertson big time, and who can blame him? Linspire's
Click-and-Run repository of instantly downloadable apps (similar to Synaptic in Ubuntu) has theoretically made it much
easier to distribute and install apps for its users. Ajax apps don't even need a download really, and as Michael says,
"Software can be a low cost or free
service available to everyone on any computer platform, loaded instantly when you want it with no hassles. Exciting,
ain't it?" Yes, it is, when it works. A number of people complained about ajaxWrite not being quite ready. Reading
Michael's recap, I see why— their servers just weren't ready for the demand. Hopefully the launch of ajaxSketch last week will go better. ajaxSketch is, of course, a browser-based
drawing tool.There are still a few kinks in the system, however. Bringing in a JPG, I wasn't allowed to add text. Maybe I was, but I never saw it, and couldn't manipulate it. For basic shapes and drawings, this works OK. As expected, nowhere near the functionality of GIMP or even Paint for that matter, but an interesting tech demo. One interesting bit is that your docs are saved as SVG's. Is there a use for this? Not yet, but I can see it evolving over time into something moderately useful, especially for creating PowerPoint-esque graphics (hint, hint).
Robertson is so smitten with ajax, he's even started a website: ajaxLaunch.com, where he and his
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Juani said 11:08PM on 4-03-2006
Well, there's a mistake here. ajaxWrite and ajaxSketch don't have anything to do with Asyncronous Javascript and XML (AJAX). They are developed in XUL language, that's why they only work on Firefox. I think Michael Robertson needs to change the name of that webapps.
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