Is it possible to create an application (like a Windows executable) with visual interface using node.js?
Question arises because I was looking at an application (exe file in windows) which apparently runs javascript code and use a "web-style" presentation (probably encapsulating a Browser object) so controls look pretty much as a web application but running in a windows application.
Is there any known tool for this?
Thanks
Gus
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I currently have a local basic Yii2 website with an external database on XAMPP. Is there a way I could convert this application to a native desktop application that can run on Windows and the Linux OS?
I wish to build the desktop app myself and not use automatic builders like Web2Desk
It'll come as an .exe file which can be run to install the app. The app would not need any 3rd-party software (for the database for example). I'm thinking kind of like the Slack desktop application.
Can you please help?
I would like to embed a universal windows app into a classic windows application on windows 10. Is this possible?
The short answer is no. However... depending on what you're trying to do, the information below may help you.
If you just want to get the look and feel of a desktop application, you should be aware that Windows 10 apps (unlike Windows 8 apps) run in non-fullscreen mode by default, and can be resized. Desktop apps in Windows 10 have top-right icons (min/max/resize) that look similar to how UWP apps look in the title bar and top-right icons.
If you're creating a UWP app with XAML, you won't be able to embed it in a desktop application. However, if you're building a Windows 10 app using HTML5 and JavaScript, you could repackage it inside a browser control embedded in a desktop application.
If you're creating a game using a 3rd-party tool such as Unity, you can export it as a Windows desktop application just as easily as exporting to a UWP app for Windows 10. Unity can be used for non-game apps as well, so you could export it to a desktop application today, and still have the option of publish a UWP of the same game/app.
If you were thinking of accessing the full Windows SDK from you UWP app, you won't be able to do so, as you will be restricted by the UWP sandbox. But Windows 10 has made many improvements in helping you get access to many advanced features, e.g. accessing certain locations in the file system, so you may be able to get by with all that UWP has to offer.
If you want to avoid the Windows Store, you may sideload your app, as suggested by an earlier comment.
Hope that helps! :)
Unity3D lets you write scripts in C# which are (IIRC) run through the mono framework on PCs with the Unity player installed.
How does Unity3D sand-box this - I assume they must do - to prevent a malicious site trying to delete your files or report data back to a server about you and your PC?
The Unity Player runs it's own version of the Mono runtime that doesn't include file system access.
There's a massive (10MB) list of what Mono/.Net classes are available for each supported platform.
http://unity3d.com/support/documentation/ScriptReference/MonoCompatibility.html
I have an embedded device,its includes windows CE 6.0 Build 3112.I want to run silverlight application on this device.I downloaded silverlight application,when I want to install it says "Silverlight is not valid application windows CE"
so what can i do?
Thx.
In Addition to ctacke's answer. Not all Windows CE devices have to have any specific component and that includes Silverlight for Embedded Devices.
To check whether your device includes Silverlight For Embedded devices, you can check whether your \Windows folder contains the xamlruntime.dll file. If it does not contain the file, then your OEM did not include Silverlight in the image.
If you want to check out a simple Silverlight for Embedded devices application you can download the code from the following tutorial: Silverlight for Embedded Tutorial
THe issue you're seeing is that while it's called "Silverlight", Silverlight for Windows Embedded really isn't what most developers who know Silverlight would call Silverlight (in fact I wish they'd rename it).
While it does use XAML and that XAML can be created using Blend, the code itself has to be written in heavily templated C++. You can't take a compiled Silverlight binary from anything other platform and use it under CE.
Our organization has decided that my project will be developed for internal use with the Google Chrome browser. So yesterday I started looking around the internet for just how I would go about doing that.
I found the WebKit.org development tool and have been trying to install it using the instructions found here:
http://webkit.org/building/tools.html
I am installing on a Windows machine that does not have Visual Studio 2005, so following the directions I downloaded Visual C++ Express 2005. Now I am at:
Install the Windows Server 2003 R2 Platform SDK, then follow steps 2 and 3 of “How to: Use Visual C++ Express Edition with the Microsoft Platform SDK.”
Except I can't follow steps 2 and 3 because when I go to try and run the program all I have in the menu is:
Start -> Programs -> Visual C++ 2005 Express Edition -> Visual Studio Tools -> Visual Studio 2005 Command Prompt
which opens a command prompt.
Can anyone tell me what I've done incorrectly?
Additionally, do you HAVE to develop in WebKit? Or is that just the best way to work with the Chrome engine?
Thanks!
Leslie
You shouldn't need to 'build chrome'
If you need anything special, the Chrome Extension framework is pretty awesome: http://code.google.com/chrome/extensions/overview.html
But I imagine if you are moving from IE to Chrome, as a client for a webapp, things should just work.
Leslie,
I found this Google I/O talk to be useful as an intro.
step 2 and 3 are on Microsoft's web site referred in the building instructions. The steps describes steps you need to do after opening Visual C++. If you have only the command prompt in the Visual Studio start menu folder, reinstall your Visual C++ Express edition.
I don't think writing your own webkit-based browser satisfies your decision to use the Google Chrome browser. By the way. From your limited description of your requirement I don't see why it cannot be a B/S application. If you have too many C++ code to port to web, you can try host Google Chorme Frame as an ActiveX. I am not sure if this is the best approach for you, since it does not have any API documentation for developers.
Writing a browser based app could mean:
You run code (perhaps in .Net, Java, Ruby, PHP, Python, etc...) on a server with potentially Javascript, flash, etc... running in the browser. The browser communicates with the server through HTTP requests. If that is the case you certainly don't need to worry about installing webkit.
It could mean writing a Chrome extension which would again likely mean running .Net, Java, Ruby, Python, PHP, or some other language of your choice on the server and Javascript in the Chrome extension. Again in this case there is no need to install webkit.
It's possible it could mean writing an app based on webkit, but that would be replacing your old desktop app with another desktop app which doesn't seem likely. With this solution, you are no longer running Chrome, but your own custom made browser. Not to mention this seems like overkill for a jury management system.
I would guess you want to do option 1. That is typically what people mean by a browser based app. It would be a much better use of your time to read a book on web development than to fool around with webkit.
You should find the executable file to launch Visual Studio Express in this folder: "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8.0\Common7\IDE\"