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0 pointsrbxbx14y ago0 comments

Perhaps a tool similar to [Titanium](http://www.appcelerator.com/products/titanium-desktop-applic...) would suit the needs of this project.

Essentially you write your application in standard html/css/js and are then able to distribute OS-specific applications for all major platforms.

Similar to PhoneGap, but I think the results are a bit better with desktop apps :) (especially something as "simple" as a text editor.

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wahnfrieden14y ago· 3 in thread

You can also just do this with Qt and QtWebKit. Qt5 is supposed to focus on this usage specifically though I haven't tried it.

dagw14y ago

I'm pretty sure Rstudio uses this approach. The core app is all HTML/Javascript, but then they make a desktop version by putting a thin Qt wrapper around it and adding a few minor things like a relevant menu bar.

jhchabran14y ago

That sounds a neat way to still provides a comfortable user experience whilst working on languages not easily embeddable in the browser.

wahnfrieden14y ago

Indeed, especially with PyQt. The problem is that your binaries can easily be huge on Mac/Win.

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