I guess if we discover that it’s a problem, we can always revert ISelectionManager and create a new interface for cell selection. But I agree that it’s highly unlikely that it’s a problem.
On May 27, 2014, at 9:46 PM, Alex Harui <aha...@adobe.com> wrote: > That's probably fine. However, consider that some folks are using > third-party libraries that no longer have active developers so they won't > always be able to fix it. Still, I will be surprised if we break anybody. > > -Alex > > On 5/27/14 9:32 AM, "Harbs" <harbs.li...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Okay. I’m going to just implement it in ISelectionManager. On the odd >> chance that I do break someone’s implementation, it should be a >> relatively easy job to add some blank functions to honor the interface >> promise (assuming they don’t need the table support). >> >> On May 27, 2014, at 6:22 PM, Alex Harui <aha...@adobe.com> wrote: >> >>> If someone has their own implementation of an interface, adding an API >>> to >>> an interface can break them. The verifier will see that not all methods >>> are implemented. >>> >>> It is a trade-off. You can create an ISelectionManager2 or >>> ITableSelectionManager to be completely safe, but the odds you will >>> break >>> someone is probably very low. >>> >>> -Alex >>> >>> On 5/27/14 3:47 AM, "Erik de Bruin" <e...@ixsoftware.nl> wrote: >>> >>>> Adding to an API shouldn't be a problem, as long as the new >>>> methods/properties don't change anything about the existing >>>> implementation... >>>> >>>> EdB >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Tue, May 27, 2014 at 12:42 PM, Harbs <harbs.li...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> I¹m working on cell selection of TLF tables. >>>>> >>>>> Cell selections does not fit into the normal index based selection >>>>> concept >>>>> of text. To support cell selection, I need coordinate-based selection >>>>> (to >>>>> support rectangular selections within a table). >>>>> >>>>> Basically, I want to add some table-specific functions to >>>>> ISelectionManager and SelectionManager. My question is whether this >>>>> might >>>>> cause problems for users who might have implemented ISelectionManager >>>>> and >>>>> whether I should be concerned about that and/or what there is to do >>>>> about >>>>> it. >>>>> >>>>> Thoughts? >>>>> Harbs >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Ix Multimedia Software >>>> >>>> Jan Luykenstraat 27 >>>> 3521 VB Utrecht >>>> >>>> T. 06-51952295 >>>> I. www.ixsoftware.nl >>> >> >
