[REBOL] Re: View "Skinz" Contest
From: carl:cybercraft at: 24-Feb-2002 20:48
On 24-Feb-02, Petr Krenzelok wrote:
> The thing is that someone here can suggest me to adapt styles if I
> want. But well - properly working standard styles collection is
> above all imo. It is not good when products are released before some
> kind of standardisation happen. Later changes mean compatibility
> problems ...
Indeed, and especially so for distributed computing. Just protecting
your REBOL words can stop others' scripts from running, never mind
re-writing VID.
> As for Etienne's styles, I found them slow on slower machines, what
> is your opinion on that?
I've not had much of a look at them, but good styles should allow you
to chose a style that suites your system. Graphic-heavy and with
plenty of effects if your system can handle it, or plain and simple
if not. I don't think people should be forced to use specific skins
with specific scripts, though obviously defaults should be allowed.
> And - if you would like to get ppl using
> it, it would have to provide really easy integration into scripts
> ...
Ideally the script writer shouldn't need to think about skins unless
they want to, the choice of which to use for any particular script
really being the user's job.
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Carl Read