Re: Icons
> Euphoria is an interpreter, not a compiler like Visual C/C++,
> so it's a bit awkward to handle resource files. However,
> David Cuny and others seem to have accomplished a
> great deal without resource files, so I'm not too concerned
> about it at the moment.
Robert, Both bind and bindw should both have support for resource files.
These files are read only if they do not exist in the current directory by
using the standard 'open' file thingie.
The file should be appended in the 'standard win32' way, so other win32
tools can look, edit and see what the resources of a program,
Off course, it would solve the pathetic ICON issue.
Lastly, Robert your choice where you do and don't want/need 3rd party
support is confusing.
With a major new release, I suggest you reconsider some of these choices.
Take a look at DOS32: Built-in, executable size eating, support for SVGA,
Mouse, basic input, basic output & machien level acces. All part of the
compiled executable. Win32: Being able to open a DLL. Linux: Being able to
open a DLL.
I mean, people didn't want Win32 support, so they could also have their code
executed by an official 'win32 executable' .. they care about the Win32 GUI
and devices *interface* .. but they only interface Euphoria offers is to
open a dll.
That's fine, for built-in. But things such as win32lib/etc. (not to mention
the exitenz of mutliple standards: win32lib and visual-euphoria already
within the win32 interface) .. anyway, my point is win32-gui support should
have been in the 'final' win32 version of Euphoria as libraries we can
include. Simelar, at least the mouse! and the BIOS-text support can easily
be done with EUphoria code, rather than being packed into the interpreter. I
do understand moving the graphics support for DOs32 to real Euphoria code,
can be a time consuming thing, eventhough the right choice as well.
I don't want to offend you or anything, but I'm not noticing any clear
direction Euphoria is heading, although I'm sure you do have plans. Why not
share them with us ? You have to admit, that currently, it isn't a clear
distrubition anymore, with the different platforms, and the way they
integrate. I have yet to see the first program for Win32 and Linux, that
uses Euphoria because its clearly the best choice, while I can give many
'Dos32' examples.
Ralf N.
nieuwen at xs4all.nl
UIN:9389920
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