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Re: [platform-swt-dev] Is anyone actively working on the SWT Cocoa bindings?
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I would think one of the primary benefits is that the Carbon API is
seemingly "going away" and will not be supported on 64-bit
architectures. Apple has pretty much signaled that future development
for OSX should utilize the Cocoa API.
On Thu, Mar 27, 2008 at 11:43 AM, Randy Hudson <hudsonr@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Perhaps as a way to drum up participation, could you shed some light on the
> likely benefits of a Cocoa binding over Carbon (other than empty scrollbars
> not appearing)?
>
> Is there any chance of seeing new styles or widgets in SWT which gracefully
> degrade on other platforms? Or perhaps are emulated like Coolbar is on
> Mac? Looking briefly at what's available in Cocoa and some possibilities
> are:
> ToolItem: SWT.ICON (== FLAT?)
> Toolbar: SWT.SCOPE, SWT.CAPSULE(or "ROUND")
> Button: SWT.BEVEL (== ETCHED?), SWT.GRADIENT, SWT.ROUND
>
> I know what Steve's going to say: "Open a bugzilla and attach a patch".
> But I'm just wondering where the line is when it comes to supporting
> "hints" that only have a meaning on a single platform. In other words, are
> there patches that wouldn't even be considered?
>
> -Randy Hudson
>
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Clayton Hicklin
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