Re: GtkBuilder Public API - Last call

["Matthias Clasen" <matthias clasen gmail com>]

On 6/13/07, Yevgen Muntyan <muntyan tamu edu> wrote:
> > Widgets which set a name in a constructor are already semi-broken
> > anyway. Widget names are supposed to be an application/user feature,
> > not something thats used in the implementation of a widget.
>
> Programmers are also not supposed to set style properties. Nevertheless
> it happens, and widget name is one of tools for that. It is a documented
> use which shouldn't break, isn't it?
> How do you draw the line between "implementation of a widget" and
> "an application" part exactly? Note that what you said makes it look
> like calling gtk_widget_set_name() by a widget implementation is
> not supposed to happen; while doing it by GtkBuilder is indeed right
> and good; is it quite logical? GtkBuilder is more a user than the widget?

GtkBuilder is just setting the name that was specified in the xml, so
it is not violating the principle that the widget name belongs to the
app/user, since
the xml is part of the app.