Re: Fun = Signals + Buffers + Insets

[Jean-Marc Lasgouttes]

>>>>> "Asger" == Asger Alstrup Nielsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

Asger> Aren't we trying to fix something that is not broken with a
Asger> complicated system of signals, slots, auto-pointers and other
Asger> advanced techniques?

I tend to agree that we should try to keep things simple.

Asger> I think it's a mistake to impose a dependency of buffers into
Asger> the insets.  Does an inset really need to know the owner of
Asger> itself?

It is needed in some cases.

Asger> Yes.  A question arises in the boundary between insets.
Asger> Suppose we have two text insets next to each other ("ple" in
Asger> bold): "exam" "ple". 

Do you mean that a change of font would mean a change of inset? 

>> One good question is: How does a paragraph get to hold another
>> paragraph within it?

Asger> It just holds a ParagraphInset?

As I said earlier, I think it should hold either a plain box (in LR
mode) or a parbox (with fixed width). It makes not sense to include a
paragraph in a paragraph. And paragraphs should not be insets.

JMarc