[GO-ESSP] Sharing UI components

[Dean N. Williams]

Hi Jon,

	This sounds like a good idea, one that Roland has brought up at past  
meetings.

	As for the presentations, Chris Kerr will make all the presentations  
available soon. ;-)

Best regards,
	Dean

On Sep 23, 2008, at 5:53 AM, Jon Blower wrote:

> Dear all,
>
> Following up on an excellent GO-ESSP meeting in Seattle, I've been
> thinking more about how we can help each other to develop applications
> for data visualization and analysis.  It seems that there is increased
> focus on developing customized user interfaces for specific
> applications, meaning that there will be an increasing need to reuse
> UI components rather than entire systems.
>
> I think it would be a good start to collect together some information
> about systems that are already out there, perhaps in a "gallery" of
> screenshots and links on a web page.  The page could include some
> brief technical details, including details about how easy it is to
> extract a particular component for re-use in other applications.  I'm
> particularly thinking of web-based applications, but I see no reason
> not to include desktop systems too.  What do others think?
>
> If people think this is a good idea, how should we go about creating
> such a gallery?  We have a Wiki that we could offer, but this would
> require everyone to have yet another login.  A Google Group could be
> an alternative, which would also provide a mailing list for discussing
> relevant issues.
>
> (By the way, will the slides from the presentations from the meeting
> be made available from the meeting webpage?)
>
> Best wishes,
> Jon
>
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