Re: Custom gadgets in a frame

To: info-dylan@ai.mit.edu
Subject: Re: Custom gadgets in a frame
From: chris@double.co.nz (Chris Double)
Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2000 21:15:01 -0400 (EDT)
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swm@mediaone.net (Scott McKay) wrote in
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>
>Andy Armstrong and I had planned to make all the win32-duim gadgets
>be open and abstract, with a sealed instantiable class for each open
>abstract class.  Then we would export the abstract classes, and
>people could extend the Win32 gadgets.  Do people think this is
>important? 

I would like this happen - and I think it is important for people who 
create and extend Windows controls. 

>It's not hard, but it does displace potentially more important work.

I'm not sure how I'd rank it among the importance of things. I'd 
probably say it is a 'nice to have in a future update'.

Chris.
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http://www.double.co.nz/dylan

References:

Re: Custom gadgets in a frame

From: "Andy Armstrong" <andy.armstrong@mailcity.com>

Re: Custom gadgets in a frame

From: chris@double.co.nz (Chris Double)

Re: Custom gadgets in a frame

From: "Scott McKay" <swm@mediaone.net>