From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Thread: 103376,a875d9649dde34e3 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit Path: g2news1.google.com!news1.google.com!news.glorb.com!cyclone1.gnilink.net!spamkiller2.gnilink.net!gnilink.net!trndny02.POSTED!da342007!not-for-mail From: "stephane richard" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada References: Subject: Re: GWindows and a future home for it X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 X-RFC2646: Format=Flowed; Original Message-ID: Date: Fri, 01 Oct 2004 01:39:02 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 141.149.79.227 X-Complaints-To: abuse@verizon.net X-Trace: trndny02 1096594742 141.149.79.227 (Thu, 30 Sep 2004 21:39:02 EDT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 30 Sep 2004 21:39:02 EDT Xref: g2news1.google.com comp.lang.ada:4480 Date: 2004-10-01T01:39:02+00:00 List-Id: "Stephen Leake" wrote in message news:mailman.143.1096594117.390.comp.lang.ada@ada-france.org... > Fionn mac Cuimhaill writes: > > I've just done a quick browse thru the GWindows.Databases package. It > does _not_ 'with' any other GWindows package. So we could rename it > Claw.Databases, or just keep it GWindows.Databases, and the > functionality is the same. > > GWindows.Databases.Controls does use some GWindows stuff, but only > base windows, text boxes, and buttons. That should port easily to > using Claw windows. On the other hand, there are not enough comments > in the code for me to be sure. That's a point in Claw's favor; better > comments, better documentation. > > The GNATCOM stuff does not appear to be integrated with GWindows at > all; it's orthogonal, so it can be used with Claw easily. > > > My problem with Claw is it has a significantly different style than > Windex (which is pretty close to GWindows in style). Both code > formatting style, and general code design style. But I think I can get > used to it. And the full Claw clearly covers more of the Win32 API > than either Windex or GWindows. > > So I vote for Claw, and one of the first things we do is agree on how > to port GWindows.Databases.Controls. > > -- > -- Stephe > Well if the GWindows dependencies are at a basic level as you said, text boxes and primitive windows controls like that, I think perhaps CLAW.Databases.Controls (controls here would use CLAW basic controls). That is my opinion :-). Stephane Richard "Ada World" webmaster http://www.adaworld.com