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• Accepted Answer

  as Ralf & Scott mentioned we do have a commitment to Desktop and we just released 1.1

• I couldn't agree more.

  The saddest part is though that they "only" need to update the javascript and webkit engines for it to be perfect for what I personally need it to do; a branded cross platform browser window to deploy a desktop application environment for accessing a web-application.

  However the current webkit version they are using is so slow regarding javascript, that customers notice to big a difference between using a "real" browser and the application, and think it is the applikation version that is slow.

  I can see they are working on a new version in the code repository, but then you have to manually build it on all the different platforms, and it seems that you can't rely on the titanium deployment/update cloud functions to handle updates when you manually build your apps?

  So if possible at all, please finish up the work you've already so far ahead with, and make a public release of the much faster and updated webkit version. It would solve a lot of the troubles with the desktop version, just being able to build with the new webkit engine (as a beta version or something) in your cloud. :-)

• Personally, I think it's because they've realized that desktop development is dead. Everything is now mobile or web, unless you're doing proprietary things, like 3D rendering, something along those lines.

  But good luck getting a response, they dont frequent the QA.

• All -

  Quick touch base as Ralf Pfeiffer (Director of Engineering and responsible for release schedule) will be responding asap on our 1.1 plan.

  So you know, this thread has been read by every single member of our exec. team. Desktop is and will be in our product lineup. There are several dozen apps built every day using the product and it's part of our company's DNA. To this end, we are actively adding additional investment into the product and will be more forthcoming with roadmap plans than we have been.

  Thanks again for your patience - we'll continue working as hard as we can to make both desktop and mobile products the best they can possibly be.

  P.S. - excellent observations, Oscar and Ralf will specifically speak to those points.

• > Personally, I think it's because they've realized that desktop development is dead.

  Personally, I think it's because we have a mobile-app-hype, a kind of goldrush, and everyone is busy to stake the claims, but:

  Desktop development is definitely not dead, and probably will never be. The majority of the people on this planet is still NOT online 24/7. And the majority of the people who are, is not willing to hand over their data to servers in Taka-Tuka-Land.

  I'm developing an information system right now, and there will be mobile apps for it too, but it really made my hands clammy watching how Appcelerator has neglected the desktop. I dropped AIR-development and a lot of time has went into doing things the HTML-CSS-JS-way.

  At least they assure now (latest webcast) that things will go on with Titanium Desktop and it's probably their substantial progress with Titanium Mobile that has brought the money to do so.

  By the way: window.showInTaskbar = false Pleeeeeeeease!!

• HI all,

  As per Scott's post above, I have some news today about our Titanium Desktop 1.1 release plans.

  The good news is that we will have a new release out in about 3 weeks! It will address Webkit and a number of things mentioned above.

  Please see my Blog at:
  http://developer.appcelerator.com/blog/2010/11/new-titanium-desktop-release-is-coming-soon.html

  Sorry for the "dead-air", and don't take a lack of immediate response as lack of interest. I am in my second month running platform engineering and I've just been very busy. I will make it a point to be more active on our blog, and in Q&A.

  Talk to you all again soon, as I expect to be blogging about the Desktop release quite soon.

  Regards,

  Ralf Pfeiffer

  Director of Platform Engineering

• Hi,

  Great news, we're deciding whether to invest in Appcelerator as well need a cross platform (Desktop <-> Phone <-> Tablet) and the Desktop is actually the key application area.

  I'm hoping to see more information and examples about connecting to native libraries on the desktop (much like is possibly with the mobile versions).

  So far there's just no information on it even tho 6 months ago posting said "Yes it's possible"..

  So good news to hear there's some focus as we're split on going the safe Adobe Air way or trying something bit newer with Appcelerator.

• Personally, I think it's because they've realized that desktop development is dead. Everything is now mobile or web, unless you're doing proprietary things, like 3D rendering, something along those lines.

  But good luck getting a response, they dont frequent the QA.