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xTalk Revolution Embassy SuperCard Embassy Revolution ToolBook MetaCard IDE HyperCard SuperCard Rev Interop Project revJournal Web W3C Flash Dreamweaver GoLive BBEdit WebMerge Rebol Java Business FileMaker Pro MSDN Mag MS Office AppleWorks Media Codec Central QuickTime MS Media Player GraphicConverter PaintShop Pro Fireworks Everything else...	Beyond the Browser Rediscovering the Role of the Desktop in a Net-centric World While the Web browser may be ideally suited for viewing data, its design is not optimized for creating or manipulating data. With the advent of Web applications, many interface designers have been limiting their work to those systems which can be delivered in a Browser window. Using a wider range of tools, technologies, and protocols, a designer may find some tasks better served through Net-aware desktop applications. Keywords: web applications, application design, distributed computing, Internet protocols, scripting, systems programming, user interface design.		Human Interface Yale Web Style Guide GNOME HIG KDE HIG KDE HCI Documents Motif Style Guide Microsoft Usability Center Windows User Interface MS XP Visual Guidelines MS Vista UI Guidelines Windows 7 UI Guidelines Microsoft Usability Research OS X HIG Mac User Experience Java Look and Feel Guide OpenStep HIG IRIX HIG SIG CHI Usable Web UseIt.com Ask Tog The Cooper Journal User Interface Eng. Jensen Harris Blog Industrial Design IDSA Eames Office Bucky Fuller Institute Whole Systems Worldometers UNESCO WebWorld Rocky Moutain Institue GENI
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	WebMerge 2.5 Download Now WebMerge 2.5 is now shipping! WebMerge generates static Web pages from just about any database or spreadsheet data. The generated files can be uploaded to any server without the need for specialized database hosting. "Remarkably easy to use." - MacWorld	Scripting Style Guide Helpful tips for xTalk, Lingo, and other 4GLs Scripting languages are often easier to learn than more formal languages like C++, but this ease of use can seduce us into use a less disciplined code style which is hard to read and costly to maintain. By adopting some of the best practices of formal languages, scripters can reduce errors and shorten development cycles.
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	A brief sampling of applications and media developed by Fourth World.	Visit Fourth World's QuickTime VR Gallery