Long term I think we'll eventually see the ability to interact with the local system via the browser, and we'll start seeing more things like "QT for the web".
Because if we don't, at some point it's all going to just fall over.
I don’t need more types of semantic rectangle, I need actual real UI controls that are efficiently rendered and accessible by default, so I don’t have to build everything from scratch.
The fact that there’s no built-in element for things like dropdown menus is mind boggling to me. That’s GUI component #0; menus have existed for as long as GUIs have!
I feel that Houdini may eventually solve CSS’ shortcomings for application UI layout, but being stuck with HTML is like trying to build an aeroplane with sticks and mud.
You mean the select tag?