[ALLY] Re: Freeze Snapshot?
From: petr:krenzelok:trz:cz at: 9-Nov-2000 6:19
Elan wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I wonder whether you feel that /View is stable enough to freeze a snapshot at
> this time and release it as View 1.0 under the same license as /Core?
1) I am not sure if RT is sure about the same kind of licency as we have it with
/Core .... but they imho should be :-) - what's more - once /View is just and
only component to /Core, it should be regarded no separate product, but just some
kind of library (component) needed to present your work ... or maybe not :-)
Well, Carl & the gang surely knows where they want to go ....
2) as for freezing the product - yes, last experimental of /View (at least under
Windows) seems to be pretty stable. RT should however fix what is fixable in
short period of time ...Also look at Allen's rebolforces site for some issues to
solve ... I would also like some small additions requested from early /View beta
1 version, as change of the state of mouse pointer (we can store bitmaps in
system structure, right?), possibility to hide mouse pointer, transparency at top
level, ability to open window in such mode, that it would stay always in front
(imagine floating bars in Photoshop e.g.), some basic drawing primitives
implemented as effects - line, oval, circle, box, filling of such areas, etc.
stuff ...
Of course, much of the requested stuff doesn't break current functionality in any
way - it just does View more usable, possible faster. What I fear of more are
changes to core - It would be good to have modules introduced soon. It would be
also good to dynamic components ready soon and have one and only rebol.exe/Core.
- it's stuff which can influence the style we design rebol apps. It's sad knowing
rebol/apache with modules would rock, and see /Express developed upon current
solution, while Carl posted his concrete description for modules functionality
some half year(?) ago ...
-pekr-
