GUI application running locally in browser?

Anonymous Monk has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

Hi, I'm interested in building a GUI application that runs locally in Firefox. Basically I already have a bunch of perl functions calling secure web services that works fine from command line but now I need an interface/ to package it up for non CL users. Have not built a GUI app before, so easiest would be to build web pages I suspect. Am starting to look at XUL::GUI - before I start, I want to know if this the right path to go down? Are there any examples of apps built using this module, and will it be able to handle calling the functions that currently run from the command line? Any other approaches to building local apps in browsers? Thanks for any pointers.

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Re: GUI application running locally in browser? by Perlbotics (Archbishop) on Feb 13, 2011 at 14:48 UTC
I think this thread is a useful pointer: CGI::AppEasy - a quick way to give your perl program a web-based user interface	[reply]
Re^2: GUI application running locally in browser? by CColin (Scribe) on Feb 13, 2011 at 22:42 UTC
Thanks - just to clarify before I start diving in to the code; the link mentions "Webapp" throughout. Does it apply equally to an app sitting on my hard drive, that simply uses the local browser for a GUI?	[reply]
Re^3: GUI application running locally in browser? by Anonymous Monk on Feb 13, 2011 at 23:55 UTC
webapp means it runs on a webserver, talks HTTP, even if its a local webserver.	[reply]
Re^2: GUI application running locally in browser? by CColin (Scribe) on Feb 13, 2011 at 22:53 UTC
Also - CGI::AppEasy doesn't appear to exist on CPAN?	[reply]
Re^3: GUI application running locally in browser? by jdporter (Paladin) on Feb 14, 2011 at 16:02 UTC
Correct. Note also the other similar modules, one of which might be more to your liking: Squatting, Continuity. I reckon we are the only monastery ever to have a dungeon stuffed with 16,000 zombies.	[reply]