On Wed, 29 Aug 2001 20:02:05 +0200, Albert Graef wrote:

>Followup: The new release (xplore-1.1a) is already available from the 
>xplore homepage.
>
>
>> Ok, meanwhile the XmObjectAtPoint() hack is obsolete
>> (though we still need to confirm that the current one is
>> more or less working; signature is correct now) and
>> IconG has been sufficiently enhanced to get it start up!
>
>Yes, the stock xplore dist now compiles cleanly, and you can even run 
>the program! :) XmObjectAtPoint also appears to work correctly, because 
>I can open the file popup menu (Btn3) and it displays the correct file 
>actions.

Fine ...

>
>> 
>> Probably the real work should start now!? ;-)
>
>And it looks like *lots* of work. :(
>
>- XmeDropSink(): not yet implemented! warnings

Well, we could the remove the warning if that's the only
problem ;-))

>- large icon gadget child layout is wrong (looks like the small icon layout)
>- the transparent background of the icons is black (should be the 
>container background color)
>- IconGadget shadow width resources are not honored (xplore sets these 
>to zero)
>- layout of the tiny device icon gadgets in the status line is messed up 
>as well
>- grid container layout not honored
>- defaultAction callbacks (double clicks on icon gadgets) not working
>- keyboard traversal of icon gadgets not working
>- small icons are not displayed when container has small icon view type
>- outline view type apparently not implemented
>
>- detail view type apparently not implemented
>- drag-n-drop not working (immediately segfaults when clicking Btn2 on 
>an icon gadget)
>
>There's probably more, but that's what I noticed at first sight. It 
>really looks like the container is not nothing more than a stub right 
>now, and that drag-n-drop also needs some work.
>
>I'm off now, still want to work on some other projects, and the next 
>semester is approaching rapidly. ;-) But I'll stay tuned, and if someone 
>fixes the Container, IconGaget and drag-n-drop stuff I'll give it 
>another try.
>
>Cheers,
>Albert

Ok, let's hope things look better after this semester :-)


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Alexander Mai
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