RE: [boost] Re: GUI library - another one

From: David Turner (dkturner_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-03-03 14:00:38

Hi

> From: boost-bounces_at_[hidden] 
> [mailto:boost-bounces_at_[hidden]] On Behalf Of Max Motovilov
>
> I did not find the documentation in your ZIP and can't really 
> spend enough time right away to read through the code. So I 
> responded to your requirement list rather than commented on 

Ah, yes, fair point.  No documentation :-).  I'll make that a priority.

> the implementation. You do seem to gravitate to hardcoding 
> the window creation code in your examples though :(

Yes, true.  The examples are intended to show how easy it is to set up a
basic UI, though.

> 
> > I've been thinking about that.  On the one hand, you Really Need a 
> > drawing-area widget,
> 
> No, not really - it is usually thought of as a "must have", 
> but it really isn't. Lots of form-based GUI applications are 
> written in VB without issuing any GDI calls, or at least any 
> that are necessary to implement the application 
> functionality. HTML-based GUIs are an even better example; 
> there to have a drawing area capability you have to embed 
> applets or ActiveX controls.

Very true.  I've changed my mind about the drawing area.

Regards
David Turner