nanogui: Request for comments - Microwindows
Subject:
RE: Request for comments - Microwindows
From:
"Vidar Hokstad" ####@####.####
Date:
5 Oct 1999 22:35:05 -0000
Message-Id: <19991005223120.24166.qmail@mail.relight.com>
On Tue, 5 Oct 1999 23:07:29 +0100 you wrote:
>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> a widget set you write yourself,
>>>Will go public probably
>> In that case I suggest you look at my NanoWidgets widget set,
>> and comment on it if there are specific things you need in
>> order to be able to use it. It would be nice avoiding duplicate
>> efforts.
>
>To be honest, yours will probably be used as a backbone for ours and
>then added to, bitmap borderless buttons with OnMouseOver actions, etc
>(think like the vertical button bar in MsLookOut).
We will need some of that stuff as well. Basically everything needed to
support HTML 4.0 forms widgets, and some minor other stuff. If you have
any ideas for features for those widgets that will make it easier for
you to use the widget set, just send them my way, and if it isn't too
extensive, I'll probably add it.
I try to make things as flexible as possible, but without feedback
I'm bound to miss some obvious cases :-)
>If you want to complete yours will happily just take yours and turn it
>into NanoWidgit Deluxe (it will contain a few non-standard widgits,
>colour wheels, etc) and throw the code back at you to "laugh at" or
>something, because it won't be as lightweight for a start. But am glad
>you're writing a "DropDown" selector, I know we need one of those :)
I try keeping the widget code as modular as possible, so the total
size doesn't really matter - people will just have to throw out the widgets
they don't need. The only thing I'll be insisting on, is that if someone
want to add features to existing widget that add considerable code
bloat, that they add compile time options to turn it off as well.
Anyway, I might add a widget or two tomorow too if I get the time. At
least a preliminary, semi-working version of the listview, and I want to
start looking at a text area widget.
Regards,
Vidar
