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Feature request #383: REQUEST: Windows version

Kind feature request
Product Synergy
When Created 2006-03-16T05:44:39Z, updated 2006-07-05T02:07:32Z
Status open
Reporter Greg Hurrell
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Description

With the release of iTunes for Windows, many people are asking if there will be a version of Synergy for Windows. The answer is that, for the time being, this is very unlikely. I do not own a PC and so cannot do any PC development work. In addition, all of my experience lies in the Mac world, so getting a Windows program to replicate the beauty and elegance that is possible on the Mac platform could prove quite difficult for me. And, as a one-man company, hiring someone else is out of the question. Another significant barrier is that, to my knowledge (in my total ignorance!), iTunes for Windows has no equivalent of AppleScript or Apple Events (which are used by Synergy on the Mac platform to communicate with iTunes).

Nevertheless, I am not ruling out the possibility of doing the port if the chance arises in the future. It is certainly something that I would like to do when circumstances permit. If you're interested in being kept informed or have some information or advice to contribute please add yourself to this feature request as a "CC".

Comments

  1. Greg Hurrell 2006-04-06T15:53:21Z

    Update: Now that the Intel Macs are out and Apple has announced "Boot Camp" (link below) things have changed slightly.

    http://www.apple.com/macosx/bootcamp/

    This makes the possibility of a Windows version more likely, because I now have a machine (an Intel iMac) that will be able to run Windows, and Boot Camp is set to be included with the next version of Mac OS X (Leopard).

    The other barriers, however, still remain: I don't have any experience with Windows programming, and I don't have a copy of Windows. But I still remain open to the idea.

  2. Greg Hurrell 2006-07-05T02:07:32Z

    Changing assignment to reflect my new email address.

    https://wincent.dev/a/news/archives/2006/05/change_of_email.php

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