This is absolutely doable by anyone of us and even more so by a team of
all of us. I don't think there is an app they can give us that can't be
implemented in PHP-GTK. Also, a lot of time is going to be spent by
others trying to implement features like searching and sorting of large
data sets which is built in to PHP-GTK. That means we would have more
time to perfect the functionality and improve the UI. Finally any Ajax
features others try to implement is really just a half-assed attempt at
signal handlers which are also built in to PHP-GTK.
I woud agree to the fact that PHP-GTK provides great features like
sorting and searching, but oppose the idea that AJAX powered apps are
"half-assed" attempts at emulating the Desktop environment. AJAX
powered web applications offer unparalled portability, and have
succeeded in emulating the basic desktop environment, if not more.
I hardly view PHP-GTK as an "alternative" to web applications, because
in some places web-applications just make more sense. Running PHP-GTK
applications requires several pre-requisites; and there is still no
easy procedure to generate binaries/executables, where you just
click-and-run the application.
Use PHP-GTK when you need a desktop app, just PHP (and AJAX) when you
need a web application. Trying to create a PHP-GTK application when
what you actually need is a Web application is not a wise thing to do,
IMHO. Trying to use PHP-GTK instead of say pure Gtk, or Qt is
sensible.
- Anant