Re: gnome-libs 2.0 API

[Martin Baulig <martin home-of-linux org>]

Peter Williams <peter newton cx> writes:

> On 23 Jun 2001 01:52:43 +0200, ERDI Gergo wrote:
> > On 23 Jun 2001, Martin Baulig wrote:
> > 
> > > The GNOME 2.0 version of GnomeMDI contains a (preliminary) version of
> > > window-in-window support (like in MS Office, for instance).
> > 
> > I was hoping that this was considered a dead-end and is removed from
> > libgnomeui. First, the way I remember it is implemented is totally
> > X-unfriendly in that it draws its child windows by itself into a single
> > window, thus having its own WM and whatnot.
> > 
> 
> "me too"
> 
> Has much work been put into window-in-window? It would be a shame to
> waste it but I really think we could devote our resources to other
> goals.

No idea, you need to ask Jaca Mocnik <jaka gnu org>.

I spent a few hours trying to port it to BonoboUI, but then realized that
the API is way too unflexible for BonoboUI and that it'd require a lot of work
to make it perfect.

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Martin Baulig
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