Re: [MiNT] WCOWORK vs WINDOM for components

[evan@coolrunningconcepts.com]

Quoting Zorro <zorro270@yahoo.fr>:

> Windom2 will be provided as a shareable library useable in C, C++, GFA,
> Asm, etc...

How is this being done?  LDG?

> Some ideas:
> - True Colors icons/mouse cursor support.

Agreed.

> - Themes

Not as wonderful, but agreed.  I think this is coming up shortly.

> - New iconification mode ( maybe in a dock like MacOSX or something else
> ?).

Hmm .. as long as its flexible for the user.

> - Widgets in the menu, etc...

This would good as well.  Mini-icons and such can help be a visual clue 
for the
user, however, to be effective, the theme system should export a common set of
icons for this purpose that all applications can use - preferably shared so
each app doesn't have to load them separately.  For example .. if there is an
icon for the "New File" menu item, then this should be set by the theme 
so that
it is the same in all applications.  This reinforces recognition of the 
item by
the user for a more intuitive user interface.

Tear-off menus would also be nice, which I think can be implemented 
without too
much trouble - just have the AES automatically add the "dashed line" at 
the top
of all menu bar item, and when clicked put that menu into a window that 
is under
AES control (window should hide when the menu bar changes to another
application) and if the dashed "tear-off" is clicked again, the menu window
should close.    This can really help especially with complex applications
where you might have nested menus since you can keep multiple menus open and
positioned where you want them.