Re: [boost] GUI/GDI template library

From: Beman Dawes (bdawes_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-08-06 10:35:36

At 10:54 AM 8/5/2003, Brock Peabody wrote:

 >> I don't know much about other GUI systems but win32
 >> and MFC. I think we can try to define the low-level
 >> layer using win32 and/or MFC as the starting point.
 >> If we cover these two, it'll be a good start and prove
 >> of concept.
 >
 >Actually for a proof of concept we could get by with just one.

Given the major differences between underlying GUI API's, your really need 
to be developing in parallel for both Windows and Linux right from the 
start.

 >We will have to be able to run on a non windows
 >platform before we can submit the library for review anyway.

Yes.

 >Do you think we will be OK restricting this library to the more
 >conformant compilers?

Yes.

--Beman