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Why .NETHTML5?
Categories: Documentation, Upgrade, Client
Tags: Architects, CIOs, Developers, HTML, HTML5, XSLT, 1. Beginner, 2. Intermediate, 3. Advanced, AJAX, DHTML, HTML5, jQuery, Mobile Devices, v6.4 and Later
Revision: 1
Posted: 26/April/2011
Updated: 01/Aug/2011
Status: Publish
Types: Article

The new .NETHTML5 version introduces a new HTML rendering engine to Visual WebGui. The new engine called “JQT” (jQuery templates) is based on jQuery rather than XSLT. This new direction is required in order to realize the true potential of Visual WebGui according to the shaping technological map of the new web.

Basing Visual WebGui's client rendering engine on jQuery allows building graphic-rich, cross-platform applications based on the new open web standard – HTML5 and provides several more important benefits:
• Better compatibility with the increasing demand for mobile deployment and support for broader range of browsers including iOS and Android browsers.
• Direct exposure to all the latest HTML5 features - using jQuery
• Enhanced performance for JavaScript centered browsers such as the WebKit browsers
• Full usage of any jQuery knowledge and library to natively extend VWG client side of the application.

The table below provides a technical overview of differences between the two versions.

Category Feature WINWEB .NETHTML5 Comment
Frontend Technology HTML generation Client side XSLT jQuery templates  
Development Application Development Visual, OOP, .NET Visual, OOP, .NET Classic .NET development
Extension Technology Layout Client XSLT, HTML4 jQuery, HTML5 jQuery version is fully backwards compatible with HTML4
Styling CSS 2.0 CSS 3.0 jQuery version is fully backwards compatible with CSS 2.0
Frontend behavior JavaScript with jQuery support jQuery  
Supported Platforms Browsers WebKit (Chrome, Safari) Mozilla (FireFox, NS) IE (v6.0 and above) Opera (partial support) Supported today: WebKit (Chrome, Safari) Mozilla (FireFox, NS) IE (v6.0 and above) Mobile Safari (iPad, iPhone) Android 2.0+ browsers
By the release: Opera Mobile IE 5 and above Windows Phone 7 browser Blackberry
 
Server Side IIS v6.0 and above Windows Azure Fabric .NET supportive Clouds Mono over non-MS IIS v6.0 and above Windows Azure Fabric .NET supportive Clouds Mono over non-MS  
Other Properties Mobile None By the release: Touch screen gestures Antinational transition Mobile dialog handling  
Client side Performance Excellent Excellent + Specially enhanced for JavaScript optimized engines browsers (WebKit, Opera)  
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