Re: gEDA-user: Free Dog meeting report: Notes on the topics we discussed

[DJ Delorie <dj@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> On 9/17/05, DJ Delorie <dj@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > I dislike "cross platform toolkits".  I *like* the motif look and
> > feel.
> 
> (*grabs a bucket and begins to promptly vomit*)

I meant the rendering of individual widgets ;-)

> the dialogs change size depending on its contents in real-time
> (e.g., file dialogs are *THE* worst offender with this),

Yeah, the dancing dialogs are annoying.  Almost as annoying as
fixed-size dialogs that aren't quite big enough for their contents.

> This is why I strongly advocate model/view/controller design pattern. 
> 
> Oops, didn't read far enough ahead.  :)

I remember the MVC comment from the first go-around, and did a bit of
research.  My new design is based on that, so I think you'll be happy.
Assuming I finish it, of course ;-)

It does mean that "postscript" is a GUI now, which is amusing.