Re: OLE Discussion (was Re: Opendoc)

[Sergio <ser perio unlp edu ar>]

Fred Bacon <bacon@mediaone.net> el dma Mon, 18 May 1998 23:56:00 -0400, 
escribis:

>Dale Pontius wrote:
>> 
>> Granted the CORBA vs COM aspect, since CORBA is already a part of
>> GNOME. I never saw a shaped window, and don't see it as a compelling
>> advantage.
>> 
>
>Think about having text flowing around a graphic image embedded in a
>document.  Neither the image nor the text may have a purely rectangular
>form.  Or think about embedding text within some non-rectangular image
>shape--like the profile of a face.  The text would be handled by one
>component, the image by another.  You may have no use for such
>capabilities--and neither do I--but the desktop publishing world needs
>and wants them.

If you want this, then why not use OpenDoc that is based in Corba,
and not OLE2 that is based in COM.
Due to the fact that Gnome use Corba (and that is open *Standard*), why
add another object model like COM (btw, wich is propietary)?

Sergio Kessler