Why can't we name multiple imports?
import x = a, b, c;
only a is part of x, b and c are not named!
this can cause some major problems(or the lack of a correctly
solution).
For example,
gdk and gtk both have window. Both imports are needed and both
define many public imports that create a huge spaghetti of mixed
imports. In my code, even without gdk.Window imported, I am
getting variables that are of that time, even though I import
gtk.Window. I declare the variables as Window because it is
automatically generated code and I do not know the actual
import(well, unless I manually create a map from all the D
imports to the glade types).
But I use gdk in just a few areas.
The only solution is to create a separate pulbic imports file
that holds all the imports, but this creates extra files.
Why not something like
import x = {a,b,c};
?
It's a natural extension, makes sense, and should be easy to work
out. Avoids having extra files for no other reason that to do the
above and should easily solve the conflicts. What's nice about it
is that we can even do
import x =
{
a,
b,
c
};
which is like
public
{
}
@{att}
{
}
etc...
See what I mean:
public import gtk.AboutDialog;
public import gtk.AccelGroup;
public import gtk.AccelLabel;
public import gtk.AccelMap;
public import gtk.Accessible;
public import gtk.Action;
public import gtk.ActionableIF;
public import gtk.ActionableT;
public import gtk.ActionBar;
public import gtk.ActionGroup;
public import gtk.ActivatableIF;
public import gtk.ActivatableT;
public import gtk.Adjustment;
public import gtk.Alignment;
public import gtk.AppChooserButton;
public import gtk.AppChooserDialog;
public import gtk.AppChooserIF;
public import gtk.AppChooserT;
public import gtk.AppChooserWidget;
public import gtk.Application;
public import gtk.ApplicationWindow;
public import gtk.Arrow;
public import gtk.ArrowAccessible;
public import gtk.AspectFrame;
public import gtk.Assistant;
public import gtk.Bin;
public import gtk.BindingEntry;
public import gtk.BindingSet;
public import gtk.BooleanCellAccessible;
public import gtk.Border;
public import gtk.Box;
public import gtk.BuildableIF;
public import gtk.BuildableT;
public import gtk.Builder;
public import gtk.Button;
public import gtk.ButtonAccessible;
public import gtk.ButtonBox;
public import gtk.Calendar;
public import gtk.CellAccessible;
public import gtk.CellAccessibleParentIF;
public import gtk.CellAccessibleParentT;
public import gtk.CellArea;
public import gtk.CellAreaBox;
public import gtk.CellAreaClass;
public import gtk.CellAreaContext;
public import gtk.CellEditable;
public import gtk.CellEditableIF;
public import gtk.CellEditableT;
public import gtk.CellLayoutIF;
public import gtk.CellLayoutT;
public import gtk.CellRenderer;
public import gtk.CellRendererAccel;
public import gtk.CellRendererClass;
public import gtk.CellRendererCombo;
public import gtk.CellRendererPixbuf;
public import gtk.CellRendererProgress;
public import gtk.CellRendererSpin;
public import gtk.CellRendererSpinner;
public import gtk.CellRendererText;
public import gtk.CellRendererToggle;
public import gtk.CellView;
public import gtk.CheckButton;
public import gtk.CheckMenuItem;
public import gtk.CheckMenuItemAccessible;
public import gtk.Clipboard;
public import gtk.ColorButton;
public import gtk.ColorChooserDialog;
public import gtk.ColorChooserIF;
public import gtk.ColorChooserT;
public import gtk.ColorChooserWidget;
public import gtk.ColorSelection;
public import gtk.ColorSelectionDialog;
public import gtk.ComboBox;
public import gtk.ComboBoxAccessible;
public import gtk.ComboBoxText;
public import gtk.Container;
public import gtk.ContainerAccessible;
public import gtk.ContainerCellAccessible;
public import gtk.ContainerClass;
public import gtk.CssProvider;
public import gtk.CssSection;
public import gtk.Dialog;
public import gtk.DragAndDrop;
public import gtk.DrawingArea;
public import gtk.EditableIF;
public import gtk.EditableT;
public import gtk.Entry;
public import gtk.EntryAccessible;
public import gtk.EntryBuffer;
public import gtk.EntryCompletion;
public import gtk.EventBox;
public import gtk.EventController;
public import gtk.Expander;
public import gtk.ExpanderAccessible;
public import gtk.FileChooserButton;
public import gtk.FileChooserDialog;
public import gtk.FileChooserIF;
public import gtk.FileChooserNative;
public import gtk.FileChooserT;
public import gtk.FileChooserWidget;
public import gtk.FileFilter;
public import gtk.Fixed;
public import gtk.FlowBox;
public import gtk.FlowBoxAccessible;
public import gtk.FlowBoxChild;
public import gtk.FlowBoxChildAccessible;
public import gtk.FontButton;
public import gtk.FontChooserDialog;
public import gtk.FontChooserIF;
public import gtk.FontChooserT;
public import gtk.FontChooserWidget;
public import gtk.FontSelection;
public import gtk.FontSelectionDialog;
public import gtk.Frame;
public import gtk.FrameAccessible;
public import gtk.Gesture;
public import gtk.GestureDrag;
public import gtk.GestureLongPress;
public import gtk.GestureMultiPress;
public import gtk.GesturePan;
public import gtk.GestureRotate;
public import gtk.GestureSingle;
public import gtk.GestureSwipe;
public import gtk.GestureZoom;
public import gtk.GLArea;
public import gtk.Gradient;
public import gtk.Grid;
public import gtk.HandleBox;
public import gtk.HBox;
public import gtk.HButtonBox;
public import gtk.HeaderBar;
public import gtk.HPaned;
public import gtk.HScale;
public import gtk.HScrollbar;
public import gtk.HSeparator;
public import gtk.HSV;
public import gtk.IconFactory;
public import gtk.IconInfo;
public import gtk.IconSet;
public import gtk.IconSize;
public import gtk.IconSource;
public import gtk.IconTheme;
public import gtk.IconView;
public import gtk.IconViewAccessible;
public import gtk.Image;
public import gtk.ImageAccessible;
public import gtk.ImageCellAccessible;
public import gtk.ImageMenuItem;
public import gtk.IMContext;
public import gtk.IMContextSimple;
public import gtk.IMMulticontext;
public import gtk.InfoBar;
public import gtk.Invisible;
public import gtk.Label;
public import gtk.LabelAccessible;
public import gtk.Layout;
public import gtk.LevelBar;
public import gtk.LevelBarAccessible;
public import gtk.LinkButton;
public import gtk.LinkButtonAccessible;
public import gtk.ListBox;
public import gtk.ListBoxAccessible;
public import gtk.ListBoxRow;
public import gtk.ListBoxRowAccessible;
public import gtk.ListStore;
public import gtk.LockButton;
public import gtk.LockButtonAccessible;
public import gtk.Main;
public import gtk.MainWindow;
public import gtk.Menu;
public import gtk.MenuAccessible;
public import gtk.MenuBar;
public import gtk.MenuButton;
public import gtk.MenuButtonAccessible;
public import gtk.MenuItem;
public import gtk.MenuItemAccessible;
public import gtk.MenuShell;
public import gtk.MenuShellAccessible;
public import gtk.MenuToolButton;
public import gtk.MessageDialog;
public import gtk.Misc;
public import gtk.ModelButton;
public import gtk.MountOperation;
public import gtk.NativeDialog;
public import gtk.Notebook;
public import gtk.NotebookAccessible;
public import gtk.NotebookPageAccessible;
public import gtk.NumerableIcon;
public import gtk.OffscreenWindow;
public import gtk.OrientableIF;
public import gtk.OrientableT;
public import gtk.Overlay;
public import gtk.PadController;
public import gtk.PageSetup;
public import gtk.Paned;
public import gtk.PanedAccessible;
public import gtk.PaperSize;
public import gtk.PlacesSidebar;
public import gtk.Plug;
public import gtk.Popover;
public import gtk.PopoverAccessible;
public import gtk.PopoverMenu;
public import gtk.PopupBox;
public import gtk.PrintContext;
public import gtk.PrintOperation;
public import gtk.PrintOperationPreview;
public import gtk.PrintOperationPreviewIF;
public import gtk.PrintOperationPreviewT;
public import gtk.PrintSettings;
public import gtk.ProgressBar;
public import gtk.ProgressBarAccessible;
public import gtk.RadioAction;
public import gtk.RadioButton;
public import gtk.RadioButtonAccessible;
public import gtk.RadioMenuItem;
public import gtk.RadioMenuItemAccessible;
public import gtk.RadioToolButton;
public import gtk.Range;
public import gtk.RangeAccessible;
public import gtk.RcProperty;
public import gtk.RcStyle;
public import gtk.RecentAction;
public import gtk.RecentChooserDialog;
public import gtk.RecentChooserIF;
public import gtk.RecentChooserMenu;
public import gtk.RecentChooserT;
public import gtk.RecentChooserWidget;
public import gtk.RecentFilter;
public import gtk.RecentInfo;
public import gtk.RecentManager;
public import gtk.RendererCellAccessible;
public import gtk.Requisition;
public import gtk.Revealer;
public import gtk.Scale;
public import gtk.ScaleAccessible;
public import gtk.ScaleButton;
public import gtk.ScaleButtonAccessible;
public import gtk.ScrollableIF;
public import gtk.ScrollableT;
public import gtk.Scrollbar;
public import gtk.ScrolledWindow;
public import gtk.ScrolledWindowAccessible;
public import gtk.SearchBar;
public import gtk.SearchEntry;
public import gtk.SelectionData;
public import gtk.Separator;
public import gtk.SeparatorMenuItem;
public import gtk.SeparatorToolItem;
public import gtk.Settings;
public import gtk.ShortcutLabel;
public import gtk.ShortcutsGroup;
public import gtk.ShortcutsSection;
public import gtk.ShortcutsShortcut;
public import gtk.ShortcutsWindow;
public import gtk.SizeGroup;
public import gtk.Socket;
public import gtk.SpinButton;
public import gtk.SpinButtonAccessible;
public import gtk.Spinner;
public import gtk.SpinnerAccessible;
public import gtk.Stack;
public import gtk.StackAccessible;
public import gtk.StackSidebar;
public import gtk.StackSwitcher;
public import gtk.Statusbar;
public import gtk.StatusbarAccessible;
public import gtk.StatusIcon;
public import gtk.StockItem;
public import gtk.Style;
public import gtk.StyleContext;
public import gtk.StyleProperties;
public import gtk.StyleProviderIF;
public import gtk.StyleProviderT;
public import gtk.Switch;
public import gtk.SwitchAccessible;
public import gtk.SymbolicColor;
public import gtk.Table;
public import gtk.TargetEntry;
public import gtk.TargetList;
public import gtk.TearoffMenuItem;
public import gtk.Testing;
public import gtk.TextAttributes;
public import gtk.TextBuffer;
public import gtk.TextCellAccessible;
public import gtk.TextChildAnchor;
public import gtk.TextIter;
public import gtk.TextMark;
public import gtk.TextTag;
public import gtk.TextTagTable;
public import gtk.TextView;
public import gtk.TextViewAccessible;
public import gtk.ThemingEngine;
public import gtk.ToggleAction;
public import gtk.ToggleButton;
public import gtk.ToggleButtonAccessible;
public import gtk.ToggleToolButton;
public import gtk.Toolbar;
public import gtk.ToolButton;
public import gtk.ToolItem;
public import gtk.ToolItemGroup;
public import gtk.ToolPalette;
public import gtk.ToolShellIF;
public import gtk.ToolShellT;
public import gtk.Tooltip;
public import gtk.ToplevelAccessible;
public import gtk.TreeDragDestIF;
public import gtk.TreeDragDestT;
public import gtk.TreeDragSourceIF;
public import gtk.TreeDragSourceT;
public import gtk.TreeIter;
public import gtk.TreeIterError;
public import gtk.TreeModel;
public import gtk.TreeModelFilter;
public import gtk.TreeModelIF;
public import gtk.TreeModelSort;
public import gtk.TreeModelT;
public import gtk.TreeNode;
public import gtk.TreePath;
public import gtk.TreeRowReference;
public import gtk.TreeSelection;
public import gtk.TreeSortableIF;
public import gtk.TreeSortableT;
public import gtk.TreeStore;
public import gtk.TreeView;
public import gtk.TreeViewAccessible;
public import gtk.TreeViewColumn;
public import gtk.UIManager;
public import gtk.VBox;
public import gtk.VButtonBox;
public import gtk.Version;
public import gtk.Viewport;
public import gtk.VolumeButton;
public import gtk.VPaned;
public import gtk.VScale;
public import gtk.VScrollbar;
public import gtk.VSeparator;
public import gtk.Widget;
public import gtk.WidgetAccessible;
public import gtk.WidgetClass;
public import gtk.WidgetPath;
public import gtk.Window;
public import gtk.WindowAccessible;
public import gtk.WindowGroup;
public import gdkpixbuf.PixbufFormat;
public import gdkpixbuf.Pixdata;
public import gio.AsyncResultIF;
public import gio.Cancellable;
public import gio.IconIF;
public import gio.IconT;
public import gio.InputStream;
public import gio.LoadableIconIF;
public import gio.LoadableIconT;
public import gio.OutputStream;
public import glib.Bytes;
public import glib.ConstructionException;
public import glib.ErrorG;
public import glib.GException;
public import glib.HashTable;
public import glib.ListSG;
public import glib.Str;
public import gobject.ObjectG;
public import gtkc.gdkpixbuf;
public import gtkc.gdkpixbuftypes;
and that's just for gtk(well, mainly).
