On Sat, 13 Feb 2010 12:25:07 +0200 patspiper <[email protected]> wrote:
> Graeme Geldenhuys wrote: > > I don't think so. You will probably have problems with Parent, Owner, > > message loop, resource management etc. > Can any of the lazarus devs shed some light here please? It would be > ideal to have the best of both worlds. Note: You will not get only the best of both world, but also the worst of both worlds. That's not ideal. The LCL expects as Parent a TWinControl and as children TControl. You can write a TCustomControl to contain a non lcl control, but then you are on the widgetset level, so will probably need one implementation per widgetset. I don't know the fpgui internals, so I can't say how difficult it is. > > I've been meaning to start work > > on LCL-fpGUI widgetset for Lazarus, but just don't seem to have the > > time. LCL-fpGUI is not a high priority for me at this stage. > > > Where is Graeme #99 when you need him? :) > > Felipe and others have reported how easy it will be to create a > > LCL-fpGUI widgetset - compared to the effort of other widgetsets like > > LCL-GTK2, LCL-Qt etc. Maybe somebody else can get the ball rolling and > > I'll chip in where I can, or help with the fpGUI side of things. I > > think something like LCL-fpGUI widgetset for Lazarus will be a > > valuable addition for both projects. > > > I do not have a lot of time on my hands, but can nevertheless help > provided I get a few tips (as in hints and not what waiters get). > > What components does fpGUI boast until now? > > You have done an excellent job with fpGUI. I hope it materializes > someday as a full LCL widgetset. Mattias -- _______________________________________________ Lazarus mailing list [email protected] http://lists.lazarus.freepascal.org/mailman/listinfo/lazarus
