e.g. skinnable window or ibswindow
equavalent to java Frame
Michael Pemberton wrote:
> what do you mean by window?
>
> Alex Chong wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > I think I am posting too much messages in a day. I hope I am not being too
> > noisy. Please let me know if I am irritating. I am really keen on working with
> > Dynapi.
> >
> > The Dynapi released on 25/1/2001 does not have window. Some other widgets that
> > can be useful includes menu and menubar. DynPanel can be instroduced so that
> > developers can avoid from inherriting from DynLayer directly (because DynLayer
> > will change forever).
> >
> > Most important of all, what I am proposing is that these widgets to be formally
> > announced as Core Widgets that will stay in every future release, and they do
> > not change their functions (additional functions are OK, but old one doesnt get
> > change).
> >
> > Alex Chong
> >
> > Richard Bennett wrote:
> >
> > > We have all these + more, except Panel
> > > Normally the widget model seems to have gravitated towards what it is now,
> > > the changes between last release and this one where not accidental, the
> > > precreation code was introduced to speed loading time/memory use, once the
> > > API stabilizes, the changes will indeed become less dramatic.
> >
> > >
> > >
> > > You are not comparing DynaCore (http://www.dynamic-core.net/) with DynAPI by
> > > any chance? (which have different widgets)
> > >
> > > Cheers,
> > > Richard Bennett
> > >
> > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > www.richardinfo.com
> > > (Everything running on, and ported to the 19/12/2000 snapshot of DynAPI2)
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Alex Chong" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > Sent: Friday, February 09, 2001 4:05 AM
> > > Subject: Re: [Dynapi-Help] true 9 browser support with dynAPI 2?
> > >
> > > > Hi, thanks for the feedback.
> > > >
> > > > But the core set of widgets changes from release to release! More
> > > importantly,
> > > > the core set of widgets are incomplete and does not anticipate for widget
> > > > development. A more concrete suggestion is to include most of the
> > > 'widgets'
> > > > found in the AWT library of Java. For examples:
> > > >
> > > > 1. Button
> > > > 2. Label
> > > > 3. Panel
> > > > 4. Scrollbar
> > > > 5. Scrollpane
> > > > 6. Window
> > > >
> > > > 7. LoadPane (which Dynapi already has)
> > > >
> > > > and most important of all, whereas the implementation of the core widgets
> > > can
> > > > change, the interface/functions of the widgets must never change.
> > > >
> > > > Alex Chong
> > > >
> > > > Richard Bennett wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Well yes, of course you are right, but isn't that what we are doing?
> > > > > There IS a base set of widgets included with the release, which have
> > > been
> > > > > updated, (button, list, dynimage, label, loadpanel, pushpanel,
> > > scrollbar,
> > > > > scrollpane, viewport etc)
> > > > > <<or you can tag it as 'deprecated' like in Java
> > > > > This is done already, for instance in the source of sprite.js.(in other
> > > > > wording)
> > > > >
> > > > > Cheers,
> > > > > Richard Bennett
> > > > >
> > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > > > www.richardinfo.com
> > > > > (Everything running on, and ported to the 19/12/2000 snapshot of
> > > DynAPI2)
> > > > >
> > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > From: "Alex Chong" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > > Sent: Friday, February 09, 2001 3:18 AM
> > > > > Subject: Re: [Dynapi-Help] true 9 browser support with dynAPI 2?
> > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Hi,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Ok, frankly speaking, I was discouraged by Dynapi sometimes but I do
> > > have
> > > > > high
> > > > > > hopes for it. Before I put up my ideas, I would like to make clear
> > > that I
> > > > > have
> > > > > > been following the forum discussion and read the f.a.q. (more than 2
> > > times
> > > > > for
> > > > > > the faq).
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Here's my 5 cents worth: I think the frequent updates of the library
> > > is
> > > > > not a
> > > > > > problem. The problem is actually the huge impact on the widgets when
> > > > > Dynapi
> > > > > > changes because every widgets extends/inherrits Dynlayer, which in
> > > turn
> > > > > uses the
> > > > > > events....etc. There are many 'design patterns' that we can apply to
> > > > > minimize
> > > > > > the impact but since Pascal officially 'warned' me not to go into the
> > > > > discussion
> > > > > > of superclasses (Object Oriented Programming), I will avoid this
> > > issues.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > How about this, we can define a set of widgets, let us call them the
> > > Core
> > > > > > Widgets. For each release of Dynapi2, we make sure that this set of
> > > Core
> > > > > > Widgets get updated. In this case, developers (like me, at least) can
> > > > > use, not
> > > > > > only Dynlayer, but also the Core Widgets as a foundation to build
> > > other
> > > > > fancy
> > > > > > widgets.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > State for example, the Core Widgets can be: DynButton, DynLabel,
> > > > > DynScrollbar,
> > > > > > DynPanel...etc.
> > > > > > Then I can build a calendar widgets that inherrits DynPanel, and uses
> > > lots
> > > > > of
> > > > > > DynButtons in it so that when user clicks on a day, the particular day
> > > > > will be
> > > > > > highlighted and so on. In this case, even if there are major changes
> > > to
> > > > > the
> > > > > > events and Dynlayer, my calendar widgets will still work, as long as
> > > the
> > > > > new
> > > > > > release of the library comes with the corresponding set of
> > > CoreWidgets.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > This idea can then be extended to having a DynLayerInterface class
> > > which
> > > > > > internally uses DynLayer. In this case, DynLayer will do all the
> > > dirty
> > > > > works
> > > > > > trying to perform different operations for different browsers.
> > > > > > DynLayerInterface on the other hand, have a set of functions like
> > > setSize,
> > > > > > setWidth, addMoustListener....etc that never change (because all these
> > > > > functions
> > > > > > do is to call the equivalent functions in DynLayer). As a widget
> > > > > developer, all
> > > > > > we do is that we inherrit from DynLayerInterface rather than DynLayer.
> > > > > From
> > > > > > time to time, DynLayerInterface may have added functions but the old
> > > ones
> > > > > > definitely remains (or you can tag it as 'deprecated' like in Java).
> > > Then
> > > > > at
> > > > > > least we know that our widgets will work for at least a few release of
> > > > > future
> > > > > > DynApi2.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Comments appreciated.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Alex Chong
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Pascal Bestebroer wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > For one, Mac browsers are not fully supported (Mac problems)
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Alot of the widgets and other examples might actually brake because
> > > of
> > > > > > > problems with the Widgets.
> > > > > > > I understand that most people still think Widgets ARE the DynAPI,
> > > but at
> > > > > > > this point Widgets are extensions / examples of DynAPI code. Seeing
> > > that
> > > > > the
> > > > > > > DynAPI code is still being worked on and changed/modified/updated
> > > > > Widgets
> > > > > > > might work one day , and fail another.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > I don't think that making comments like "this is very discouraging"
> > > do
> > > > > > > anything at all (at least not for me) this is Opensource, so
> > > EVERYONE
> > > > > could
> > > > > > > help fix problems.. There are some very skilled developers working
> > > on
> > > > > this
> > > > > > > project, and I truly believe that eventually a 100% working DynAPI
> > > will
> > > > > be
> > > > > > > produced.... for v5- browsers.. v6+ browser will then be the next
> > > > > problem to
> > > > > > > tackle.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Another thing about your mail, if you make comments like these,
> > > please
> > > > > show
> > > > > > > us the problems your having.. and make sure to have read the f.a.q.
> > > and
> > > > > > > tutorials. (maybe we should make these things available as the first
> > > > > thing
> > > > > > > people see on the dynapi site)
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > anyway for now read the faq at
> > > > > > > http://www.dynamic-core.net/core/files/faq.dynapi2.html for more
> > > info on
> > > > > the
> > > > > > > DynAPI2.
> > > > > > > there are also tutorials available at sourceforge, but they seem to
> > > be
> > > > > > > broken because of sourceforge.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > And I can safely say that the main core of the code will work on
> > > > > > > IE4,5,NS4,NS6 at least on Windows (and I think Linux) .. there will
> > > > > ofcourse
> > > > > > > be bugs, but without the DynAPI code you'll have a much harder time
> > > > > getting
> > > > > > > things to work cross-browser.. because browsers are very
> > > discouraging.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > (guess these comments DO get to me :)
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Pascal Bestebroer
> > > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > > > > > http://www.dynamic-core.net
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
> > > > > > > > Van: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > > > > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Namens Elisabet
> > > Frazer
> > > > > > > > Verzonden: donderdag 8 februari 2001 17:32
> > > > > > > > Aan: dynAPI help
> > > > > > > > Onderwerp: [Dynapi-Help] true 9 browser support with dynAPI 2?
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Hello,
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > What I don't get is if and if not (and if not, so why not), the
> > > aim
> > > > > for
> > > > > > > > dynAPI 2 is to support major functionality in (at least)
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Internet Explorer 4 Windows
> > > > > > > > Internet Explorer 4.x Mac (4.0 can be omitted in IMHO)
> > > > > > > > Netscape 4 Windows
> > > > > > > > Netscape 4 Mac
> > > > > > > > Internet Explorer 5 Windows
> > > > > > > > Internet Explorer 5 Mac
> > > > > > > > Internet Explorer 5.5 Windows
> > > > > > > > Netscape 6 Windows
> > > > > > > > Netscape 6 Mac (More or less the same?)
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > I regard Opera and iCab support as luxury at the time being.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Why do I get the impression most people really don't care to tell
> > > > > which
> > > > > > > > browser can't show a specific implementation of dynAPI 2? So many
> > > > > > > > examples break without comment and this is very discouraging.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > WonderGirl
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Elisabet
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
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