Re: Ada Library, called, returns and continues ?

["Dmitry A. Kazakov" <mailbox@dmitry-kazakov.de>]

On Mon, 17 Dec 2012 15:42:35 -0800 (PST), Patrick wrote:

> "I don't understand this. To use GTK outside GtkAda bindings? What for? "
> 
> Yeah, I can understand this reaction, it is weird. Things might have
> changed now but basically I couldn't understand the Ada binding in the
> detail I wanted.

Implementation of bindings or the way of using them?

> I was thinking about writing a skeleton C application and
> then binding Ada to it to sort of script it. I failed at the time.

No wonder. C makes things only more complicated. If you have difficulties
with Ada, multiply that by two for C, and once more by two for integration
C and Ada components.
 
> "in that case you should find a GUI framework for which there already exist
> ready-to-use bindings. If I ever looked into Gtk sources then only for
> finding Gtk bugs. It would be a horror scenario if looking into the sources
> were required for daily GUI developing. Gtk is far from perfect but at
> least this torture you are spared from. I am sure that the same could be
> said about any other popular GUI framework. "
> 
> Yes, I understand your logic. However if I ever have the time or acquire
> the skills I would like to write an entire toolkit directly in Ada. I
> think the only feasible way to do this is to port the code over from
> another existing toolkit and to pick a very small one to port.

I see, it is difficult to learn how to drive a car. In order to ease the
process you decided to build a new car by yourself... (:-))
 
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Regards,
Dmitry A. Kazakov
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