Re: [boost] Re: Re: [gui] On Native Controls

From: Alan Gutierrez (alan-boost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-12-26 06:39:37

* Pavel Vozenilek <pavel_vozenilek_at_[hidden]> [2004-12-26 06:14]:
> 
> "Andreas Pokorny"  wrote:
> 
> [snip]
> > I have the feeling that a gui library has to many different customers,
> > and wishes to make that all available in a single library.
> >
> [snip]
> >
> > Is there a solution that satisfies all users?

> May it be possible to develop several
> GUI libraries independently who share
> common functionality?

> For example
> - data conversions,
> - data validation,
> - events handling subsystem,
> - providing runtime reflection functionality
> - user specific settings (or themes)
> - undo-redo module,
> - (hooks for) scripting,

> could be universal.

    Agreed. Many UI libraries are a tree rooted at component. But
    there is more to a UI than components. There are many different
    aspects of a UI and they can be made resuable.

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Alan Gutierrez - alan_at_[hidden]