nanogui@linuxhacker.org

On Tue, 11 May 1999, Alex Holden wrote:

> On Tue, 11 May 1999, Alexander Peuchert wrote:
> > > > nano server <-> nano API looking like a cut down GDK <-> thin GDK
> > > compatibility layer, other toolkit or app <-> other apps
> > Well, with a cut down GDK not exactly like the original GDK, GTK apps wont
> > run ...
> 
> Note the "thin GDK compatibility layer". Don't put GDK itself into the
> nano-X client library, just something which is close enough that the extra
> library needed to make it into a full GDK API is very small, but without
> any of the unnecessary bloat.
> 
> > You/We could provide the complete GDK API, but provide dummy functions for
> > parts that aren't supported.
> 
> Why not provide the complete GDK API, but with the part inappropriate for
> nano-X itself in a seperate library?

Well, if we split the GDK API, it wont be GDK anymore.
I prefer the approach of only providing a GDK API for nano-X, because it
is more elegant. Just one lib. See:

gcc some_code.c -o an_app -lnanoX // for native apps

gcc gtk_code.c -o gtk_app -lnanoX -lgtk // for GTK apps

less lib code!


Another thing: what is >inappropriate< for nano-X ?

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- alex

Alexander Peuchert
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