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Re: Enhanced IDE & Windows Vista

• Posted by CChris <christian.cuvier at agric?lture.gouv.?r> Sep 12, 2007
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Matt Lewis wrote:
> 
> c.k.lester wrote:
> > 
> > Derek Parnell wrote:
> > > Robert Craig wrote:
> > > > It has now been almost 3 years since
> > > > the last official release of Win32Lib
> > > > from Derek. I think it's time that
> > > > someone else took over Win32Lib.
> > > Agreed. I'll upload the most recent version I've got and then be gone.
> > > Give
> > > me a few hours to do that.
> > 
> > I thought Christian had taken the reins. No?
> 
> I think he was doing more work than anyone [recently], but he was deferring
> 
> to Derek as far as what code would be made official, doing releases, etc.  
> Right now we have Derek, myself and David Cuny (the original author) listed
> 
> as admins on the SF project.  I think CChris is the logical heir, since he's
> 
> probably been doing the most with the code, but I'm not suggesting we
> force the role upon him.
> 
> Matt

Indeed, I have fixed a number of bugs and made quite a few additions. I had
posted a change log a few months ago; it has marginally evolved since then.
I can upload it again.

I for sure have started getting some good knowledge of the innards of win32lib.
Taking over - why should it be a one man project at any given time? - implies
there is a road map to the next release and to the next releases.

Unless Derek objects to some of the code I supplied, the former is quite well
known, except for the stuff he is mixing in, and which he hasn't detailed much -
or I didn't get the email; bigpond.com seems to have an overaggressive anti spam
policy.

I think that Derek, Judith, me and all testers for "patch #67" version still
active should exchange some email so as to:
* define a final content and timetable for the next release;
* make available an IDE which works with the official lib on all supported
Windows flavors;
* define what the environment for development is, and how open it would be.
There is a SF project, but it seems pretty outdated.

Otherwise, some discussion, either on the SF site or here, should start so as to
agree on the sort of further developments that are desired. Some topics I'd
introduce are:
* remove support for the old onXXX syntax?
* introduce features that won't work, or be easily emulated, on all versions of
Windows? (transparency, XP/Vista tiled ListViews, and so on)
* raise the compatibility bar to Windows 98? or 2000? This would allow
simplifying some code and make some more efficient
* start wrapping GdiPlus.dll?
* should there be a more or less regular time frame for lib updates? skipping
one now and then would be allowable, as long as it remains "now and then".

While I probably have had more spare time than Derek these days, taking care of
the project is still a spare time thing, with all the known delays that go with
this.

For consistency reasons, it may be a good thing that I take over only after the
next release, unless this would lead us too far in the future, in which case I'd
handle the next release.

Please use zc2004oe hat gmail dhot com for email on this - Derek seems to get my
emails from there, so it could be the most reliable way. Any feedback that need
will be posted here either for informtion or consultation.

CChris