The Ext Webtop offers a familiar desktop environment that allows users to access services and applications over the Web. The interconnected nature of the Web has inspired the creation of a distributed desktop, where users can easily share data and services with their contacts. The figure below is a screenshot taken from this environment.
The Drupal WebOS serving the Ext Webtop.
The Ext Webtop provides the following features:
- Multitasking: Open multiple tasks. View tasks simultaneously, aligned vertically or horizontally;
- Dynamic frames: Observe dynamic frames (list, form, media and social) expand and hide automatically depending on the service. View each frame in full-screen;
- List: Browse linked data and services from multiple networks. Fetch live data as you scroll. Search as you type. Show extra fields inline. Rank and filter. Select multiple items;
- Form: View, create, edit and validate forms;
- Media: View images, videos, or graphs. Navigate conventional websites or self-contained Web applications securely through iframes;
- Social: Chat and share the task window with contacts. Work collaboratively, navigate websites or watch videos together;
- Sessions: Save sessions for later. Share a session of the whole desktop environment with contacts in (almost) real-time.
[...] Drupal WebOS provides several services to the Ext Webtop. The structure of these services are well described and they can either be static or dynamic in [...]