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Re: Babble about Win32Lib

• Posted by Jason Gade <jgade at PCEZ.COM> Mar 03, 1999
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-----Original Message-----
From: Ralf Nieuwenhuijsen <nieuwen at XS4ALL.NL>
To: EUPHORIA at LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU <EUPHORIA at LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU>
Date: Wednesday, March 03, 1999 11:25 AM
Subject: Re: Babble about Win32Lib

<snip to the important stuff>

>They contain a layout-file .. which is a piece of text (optionally a
text-file thus) which contents is shows. The idea behind
>such a file-specification should be 'inspired' by both Pdf/Adobe's Portable
Document File and by Html/Hyper Text Markup
>Language. HTML files, like Pdf, resize and adjust their layout when you
resize the window, or want to print a pdf-document using
>a non-standard paper-size. In a similar way, I would like a
'layout-specification'. It may sound weird, several different files
>for each part of the interface of your program, but during development
(hmm.. a special convert to include file tool would be
>handy?) something like that is extremely handy.
>
>Buttons, check-boxes, radio-boxes, etc. are examples of the controls
offered in such a language. Off course controls should be
>easy to add.
>Not into the layout-file though. In the layout-file the name of the control
would be specified and an error message would occur,
>when a control is missing. Off course NotePad or TextPad is not ideal for
layout development, but such a file-specification
>would at least make the layout independent of the editor. WYSIWYG editors
could off course still, maybe even easier, be made.
>Notice though that WYSIWYG also means what-others-see-is-what-they-get..
... but editors like DreamWeaver and HotMetal prove
>that dynamic layout and 'WYSIWYG" can be united.
>
>Now, people, please tell me what you think ? Wouldn't this be the idea
basis for a 100% easy to setup and use interface
>library/tool/standard/specification that offers portability, yet also
offers a great and useful, customizable interface ?
>
>Ralf
>

    I've been thinking for awhile now that an OS with a GUI based on XML or
HTML would be the way to go.  I've spent only a little time trying to figure
out how to program GUI's on Amiga's and Windows, and it seems hopelessly
complicated (esp. Windows!!).  It doesn't have to be.
    I guess you wouldn't even have to start with a full OS or a full
windowing system; a programming language could support an interface to HTML.