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From: "Dmitry A. Kazakov" <mailbox@dmitry-kazakov.de>
Subject: Re: Air traffic control system in Java
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On Sat, 5 Mar 2011 00:14:30 -0800 (PST), Shark8 wrote:

> On Mar 5, 1:07�am, "Dmitry A. Kazakov" <mail...@dmitry-kazakov.de>
> wrote:
>> On Sat, 05 Mar 2011 08:15:17 +0100, Vinzent Hoefler wrote:
>>> Shark8 wrote:
>>
>>>> Given that the VCL is basically an object-oriented wrapper of the
>>>> Windows [graphics] API
>>
>>> And still, a lot of regular users are /not/ satisfied with what the VCL
>>> offers. And it's already huge (thus, nothing I would put in a standards
>>> document).
>>
>> Very true, we are such a user. VCL is a constant headache to use [to us].
>>
>> (The problems begin when the customer sends you exact requirements on the
>> UI's look and feel.)
> 
> So, is the complaint you have not with th VCL per se but with the
> demand that the look-and-feel be the same?

The complaint is that libraries like VCL allows you quickly design a UI,
but they never allow you to design *the* UI.

This is a typical 80/20 case. You get 80% work done instantly, but never
manage rest 20%.

-- 
Regards,
Dmitry A. Kazakov
http://www.dmitry-kazakov.de