Re: [g-a-devel] Use case for ATK_STATE_ARMED? Suggest deprecating if none.

[David Bolter <david bolter utoronto ca>]

I think it is intended for situations like when a button is pressed, but 
not yet activated, it is armed.  It came out of jfc/swing I think.

D
Aaron Leventhal wrote:
> I'm cleaning up Mozilla's state code today, that's 
> why all the questions
> about states.
>
> ATK_STATE_ARMED -- indicates the object is armed.
>
> I had to do a Google code search to find this, and 
> the only place I see
> it being used is in gailbutton.c
>
> It's used only as the button is pressed and 
> released, which I think is
> basically just a presentation effect with no 
> meaning. A state change is
> fired, which to me is just an extra event with no 
> purpose.
>
> What's the use case for ATK_STATE_ARMED? How does 
> a user benefit? Or
> should it be removed.
>
> - Aaron
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