Re: Ideas for new API

[Ed Griffiths <edgrif sanger ac uk>]

Brandon,

> > o Get rid of the model/view option.
> >    The model/view stuff made the code overly complicated. It would
> >    still be possible to use the canvas as a view if needed. (Though
> >    you will need to write your own canvas items and models.)
>
> Yeah, i don't think the model/view split makes a whole lot of sense. I
> have never used it. If you're really applying the MVC pattern, you do
> not derive your models a specific UI library.

My main interest in this was because I thought it would help with the situation 
where you wish to allow the user to split the canvas window so that they can 
look at different sections of the same canvas. It would be good to have a way of 
doing this without duplicating a load of objects.

Ed
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