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,LOTS_OF_MONEY autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,8c3ac3ec6cab20c9 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2002-09-12 19:50:07 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!canoe.uoregon.edu!logbridge.uoregon.edu!nntp-server.caltech.edu!attla2!ip.att.net!attbi_feed3!attbi.com!rwcrnsc51.ops.asp.att.net.POSTED!not-for-mail From: "Jeffrey Creem" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada References: Subject: Re: Xlib and X11R6 bindings X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: 66.31.5.146 X-Complaints-To: abuse@attbi.com X-Trace: rwcrnsc51.ops.asp.att.net 1031885405 66.31.5.146 (Fri, 13 Sep 2002 02:50:05 GMT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2002 02:50:05 GMT Organization: AT&T Broadband Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2002 02:50:05 GMT Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:28895 Date: 2002-09-13T02:50:05+00:00 List-Id: I'd forget the whole thing. I can't think of any good reason to create a new binding to X when Gtk/Gdk/glib bindings exist. They are cleaner and are somewhat cross plaform. Then again..I was not too sure about the whole gwindows thing until I actually saw it and that turned out quite nicely....so..if you've got the time and energy..... "Caffeine Junky" wrote in message news:DD9g9.458164$UU1.74659@sccrnsc03... > Recently I've been spending some time learning to use the Xlib that comes > with XFree86(version 4.1.0). > > I know theres a an Ada binding for X11R5, but I havent found one for > X11R6. I dont have a problem with importing the C libs into my Ada > program, but I was curious if there exists an Ada95 binding to X11R6. Or > if there isn't a binding, if anyone would be interested in such a thing? > > Fankly, I dont find Xlib very difficult to use at all. However, it would > be much simpler for me if there was an Ada95 binding to Xlib. Nonetheless > I wouldn't go so far as creating an entirely new widget library.(There are > tons of those already. Qt, GTK/GTKAda, Athena, Motif, etc...) However I > might consider creating a few widgets at a somewhat more asbtract level > than just as a binding to Xlib so as to take advantage of some of Ada's > more useful features.(GLADE distributed objects, Protected Objects, the > Safety Annex for those who might have a use for such a thing.) > > If I was just creating it for myself, I wouldn't care. But since I plan > on making it available to others(if it turns out to be of decent quality) > I'm wondering what things I should keep in mind when designing the > binding. > > Of course I'm assuming that theres a need for such a thing.(I'm not aware > of any bindings to X11R6). I know about GTKAda and the QT/Ada projects, > and since I use neither GTK or QT, it would be rather pointless for me to > work on such a project. > > Then again, maybe I shoul just forget about the project all together. > > Any advice from the more experienced among us? > > NiCad > aka Caffiene Junky > > org/The Caffinated Corps