On Wed, 5 Jul 2000, Bryan Patrick Coleman wrote:
> On Wed, 5 Jul 2000, Rodolphe Ortalo wrote:
>
> >Hello,
>
> >This is more or less my own requirements for LibGWT. Furthermore, these
> >requirements more or less originates from the OpenAmulet GUI library,
> >which is also a X11-rooted GUI library. So I guess a finished LibGWT
> >may be more or less adequate for ggitk. (Of course I don't know all the
> >details, so this is only my personal feeling.)
> >
> >LibGWT furnishes "stackable drawing regions": i.e. low-level windows
> >(which may be complex regions, not only rectangles). Drawing functions are
> >also furnished for these windows - and I'm adding XMI-based drawing
> >functions (to have more drawing features). However, currently, all the
> >drawing functions are new library functions, named gwt* (or gwtmi*). [So,
> >a GWT window is not really similar to a LibGGI visual. IMO, such windows
> >could and should be made much more similar to a visual.]
> >
>
> Can libXMI just be used instead? Then I can get ahead sooner since much of
> the fbdev port of gdk is on top of XMI.
Yes, you can. If it is recommended or not, is another question... :)
> >In more detail, places where the implementation is still defective are:
> > - LibGWT still is a "regular" C library. It registers as a LibGGI
> >extension-lib, but it does not really uses the extension mechanisms. It
> >should - but then this could induce changes in the API and lots of
> >hackery. But in the end, the intent is to allow the application to call
> >ggiPutBox() directly on the "GWT-aware" visual.
>
> Perhaps we could lay out a plan of attack here. It always good to plan
> before leaping into the cravass!
More important is, that you have a fully understanding of what is really going
on, so that you can "doing it right"!!
> >Do not hesitate to beat me again and again if you want some progress on
> >this. Honestly, I'm too lasy on this job. But I also need to have more
> >requests for features. At least, be sure that I welcome any external
> >contribution (Tristan Wibberley did so in the past and it was useful).
How about a job list?
Christoph Egger
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