Caolan McNamara wrote: > On Mon, 2007-12-03 at 09:24 +0100, Mathias Bauer wrote: >> Michael Meeks wrote: >> >> >> If we want to do this for OpenOffice.org, we should decide about this >> >> now. Because in that case we will need to rewrite lots of the modal >> >> dialogs anyway. So replacing them now with a 1:1 layouted modal dialog >> >> is just wasted resources. Changing a modal dialog to a non modal one >> >> is more than just moving the controls to another window, trust me. >> > >> > This can be read as "please stop what you are doing, now" ;-) >> >> I don't think so. IMHO we just need some coordination. >> >> I didn't read Christian's statement as a plea to do everything in one >> step, as I understood he just opted for agreeing on the general goal. We >> won't redesign and rewrite all existing dialogs into non-modal panes at >> once. But it would be good and nice to actually start now with some of >> them. As an example, I would like to convert all "Format-whatever" >> dialogs into parts of a formatting pane. In fact we are currently >> discussing ways to implement that with the developers from RedFlag2000. >> And we will need the layouter for this. (*) > > A concern is that the great is made the enemy of great and the bar for > initial entry of the much-needed new layouting ability is made dependant > on an extended set of requirements that pushes it further into the > future. We're talking about widget layout for many years and this is the > closest we've seen to date. Just getting it *in* without disrupting > existing dialogs seems the vital bit.
Yes, exactly that's what I want to see happening: get the layouter and the new resource format integrated and in a next step build upon it: convert existing dialogs, create new UI etc. Ciao, Mathias -- Mathias Bauer (mba) - Project Lead OpenOffice.org Writer OpenOffice.org Engineering at Sun: http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS Please don't reply to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]". I use it for the OOo lists and only rarely read other mails sent to it. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
