Marc Weustink schrieb:
> Sam Liddicott wrote:
>> * Graeme Geldenhuys wrote, On 18/04/07 11:15:
>>> On 4/18/07, Marc Weustink <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>>
>>>>> Or maybe WinGDI ?
>>>>>
>>>>> Because it uses the GDI library widgets...
>>>> Good one
>>> I agree, this one makes the most sense. Even better might be 'GDI' on
>>> it's own. I don't know of any other platform that has a GDI library
>>> other than Windows.
>> I do; my gnu/linux installation has gdi libraries.
>> Inkscape and OpenOffice use them (OK, not for widget drawing AFAIK,
>> but...)
>>> Also non of the other widget sets mention the OS
>>> in the name.
>>>
>>> For example we have
>>> GTK1 not LinuxGTK1 or WinGTK1
>>> Qt not WindowsQt or WinQt or LinuxQt
>>>
>>> so GDI should be fine on it's own.
>>
>> GDI is what the winAPI uses. At least the win32 API does, maybe the
>> win64 API doesn't use GDI...?? Anyone know? Not that it matters, we
>> shouldn't name the widget set after the drawing libraries used by the
>> widgets we are wrapping.
>>
>> I go for win or mswin, or wingdi / gdiwin if we have to.
>
> win64 does use gdi also. Even on vista we use gdi.
>
> If we don't use GDI, we need another widgetset anyhow, so win would not
> fit there.
Is it really gdi only? I guess you use at least gdi+
GDI sounds also some old fashined to me.
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