Re: Attempt at a ORBit/CORBA/Bonobo terminology FAQ?

[Ali Abdin <aliabdin aucegypt edu>]

* Iain (tigermilk btinternet com) wrote at 02:06 on 20/11/00:
> 
> > Q. Give the 'one-line-and-to-the-point' definition of following :-
> >    1) Control
> 
> A control is a Bonobo Object that contains widgets. This can be added to a window
> like any other widget, and works as if it was a normal widget, when in reality it
> is on the other side of a CORBA connection.

I think (for the FAQ) it would be nice if we got a semi-detailed description
of the differences between a Control and a Component...The distinction was not
made very clearly to me and I couldn't find any resources about it.

> >    2) Moniker
> 
> It's an, ummmm, thing. I think it's a way of specifing where the data is, and what
> type of object you want that data returned in. But I'm not entirely sure, so 
> ignoring me on this one might be a good idea.

>From my understanding it is kind of like a marge between an OAF query and a
URI.
 
> iain
> 
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