It was my impression, perhaps false, that Cocoa apps have (easier?) access to certain OS routines that might provide better performance, particularly in the area of text rendering that this thread raised. And that modifying and enhancing Cocoa apps is quicker and easier than doing the same with Carbon ones.
If you know better, please correct me. I don't claim sure knowledge here. On Mon, 27 Dec 2004 09:12:52 -0800, Paul Berkowitz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 12/27/04 8:47 AM, "Allen Watson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Gyazmail is impressive, but it is a one-trick pony. It does not do > > IMAP and, AFAIK, it won't interface with Exchange servers. Entourage > > does have the disadvantage of being a Carbon app rather than Cocoa, > > but the likelihood if its being recast in Cocoa are about the same as > > Bill Gates switching to a Mac. > > And why do you see Carbon as being a disadvantage, Allen? For users, that > is. Apple has gone on record over and over again as saying that Carbon is as > valid for the OS as Cocoa. I think there are a couple of issues to do with > Services, maybe, but what else? The advantage of Cocoa is for developers of > brand new apps that aren't going to be cross platform - it's easier and > faster to develop them in Cocoa, for sure. That of course does not apply to > apps like Entourage which already existed pre-OS X, which were much easier > and faster to bring over to OS X as Carbon than re-write from scratch, as > you say. What's supposed to be better about Cocoa? > > -- > Paul Berkowitz > MVP MacOffice > Entourage FAQ Page: <http://www.entourage.mvps.org/faq/index.html> > AppleScripts for Entourage: <http://macscripter.net/scriptbuilders/> > > PLEASE always state which version of Microsoft Office you are using - > **2004**, X or 2001. It's often impossible to answer your questions > otherwise. > > -- > To unsubscribe: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > archives: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.letterrip.com/> > old-archive: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.boingo.com/> > > -- To unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> archives: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.letterrip.com/> old-archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.boingo.com/>
