Re: Gnome FAQ:Cut & Paste

[Miguel de Icaza <miguel nuclecu unam mx>]

> It passes objects around that are defined using a subset of IDL which 
> only has attributes (no interfaces, modules, etc.) called DDL (Data
> Definition Language).
> 
> The recipient of the object is supposed to either know which
> attributes are there to be read/written or to look them up from the 
> object's InterfaceDef member.

Although its a nice idea, what you transfer with this OLE2-like drag
and drop is not a source of information where you can read and write,
but rather an interface to an object that implements a number of the
document embedding interfaces.

Miguel.