Arthur Schwarz wrote:
I've had a bad time getting restarted with Win32::GUI. In the vernacular, I've
had 'unresolved issues'. To wit.
1. It appears that filenames of 'GUI.pl' and folder names of
'GUI' cause fits, and
I don't think so. I think it's just using package GUI and GUI::* that's
an issue.
2. All Win32::GUI event names go into global namespace. This
appears to mean that the main program (<main>.pl> and any
module containing window creations with any events can not
have a package specified. That is, 'package <name>' and
'package <module>' won't work. (I think that I've seen this
documented somewhere).
We could really do with an expansion to the "Events" section of
Win32::GUI::UserGuide::Concepts to introduce the NEM. I don't see any
documentation about the NEM anywhere.
Volunteers?
And so, I wonder if this could be put into a prominent place, or maybe,
prominent places, within the available documentation with specific guidelines
as to legal Perl or Windows constructs which are not allowed. Something like:
"DO NOT USE A MODULE NAME OF GUI.PL", and
"DO NOT USE A FOLDER NAME OF GUI", and
"DO NOT PUT A PACKAGE SPECIFICATION IN FILES CONTAINING
Win32::GUI REFERENCES", and
"DO NOT PUT A PACKAGE SPECIFICATION IN THE MAIN
PROGRAM"
Any way I can really help in this?
I'd say:
(1) When using OEM, event handlers must be in package main;
(2) Don't use package GUI or package GUI::*, as these are (currently)
reserved by Win32::GUI - although I'd prefer to remove the offending
code from GUI.pm - see my other post.
(3) We need to document the NEM and how to use it. (see above)
Regards,
Rob.
