| From: | Gavin Flower <GavinFlower(at)archidevsys(dot)co(dot)nz> |
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| To: | Steve Atkins <steve(at)blighty(dot)com>, pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org |
| Subject: | Re: Forms for entering data into postgresql |
| Date: | 2013-10-11 18:47:21 |
| Message-ID: | 525847B9.7060506@archidevsys.co.nz |
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On 12/10/13 05:06, Steve Atkins wrote:
> On Oct 11, 2013, at 8:57 AM, Bret Stern <bret_stern(at)machinemanagement(dot)com> wrote:
>
>> My interpretation of "Forms these days are written in HTML" means
>> most interfaces are web front ends to the cloud. Not a GUI framework.
>
> Yup.
>
> But embedding an HTML renderer in your desktop app does allow you to
> use HTML where it's appropriate - and it works really well for dynamically
> generated forms and tabular output.
>
> The IBM 3270 wasn't the crowning achievement of data entry technology.
>
> Cheers,
> Steve
>
>
>
Hmph! I am still using punched cards for data processing and data
interchange...
...like making shopping lists and giving people notes - for which
purpose, I find a pen more convenient than a card punch!
Cheers,
Gavin
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