[Tfug] Poor man's GUI

[Matt Jacob]

On Mon, Mar 10, 2014, at 14:46, Bexley Hall wrote:
> But, IF I DON'T WANT TO BACK THIS WITH ANY JAVA (because that forces
> the browser to have Java installed), how can I present the "completed
> form" to the application ("Click 'Submit' to run the application")?
> I.e., there's no server hiding behind it (that would be an even
> bigger requirement than requiring Java).

Embed a web server? You'll need to submit the form (HTTP POST or GET) to
some back-end process that can consume and act on the submitted data
(Python, Perl, PHP, Ruby, Node.js, etc.). Otherwise, yeah, you'll need
some heavier front-end technology than just JavaScript.

Matt