Re: [MiNT] wind_set(WF_TOPMOST)

[Peter Slegg <p.slegg@scubadivers.co.uk>]

On Fri, 14 Apr 2006 16:09:36 , Odd Skancke <ozk@atari.org> wrote:
>
> fre, 14,.04.2006 kl. 14.47 +0200, skrev arnaud.bercegeay@free.fr:
> > Hello,
> >
> > >  I agree. Not very good to have that kind of thing. Therefore TOPMOST
> > > should be used by system-apps only.
> >
> > I don't understand very well *why* this should be reserved to system-apps. If i
> > don't like an application look'n feel, i just don't use it. I don't want the
> > AES to forbid this application for me. Let's take the example of an application
> > that uses its own widget rendering in place of the AES rendering (EZEdit for
> > example). If i want a text editor to have windows with real AES widget, i just
> > chose another editor.
>
>  This is where we differ the most. While I think that GEM app should
> NEVER EVER render their own widgets/AES objects under any circumstance,
> you think this is perfectly OK. This undermines the work I've done on
> Theme handling lately, because there are no restrictions as to what the
> applications are allowed to do. Discussing further when our opinions
> differ to this degree is almost useless because we want different goals.
> I want every GEM app to look the same depending on what Theme the user
> wants, while you seem to be OK with total anarchy where no rules apply.
> I hope to god I'm wrong about this, tho ;-)
>
> Am I the only one who wants consitency across GEM applications?

I truly dislike apps that create their own look-and-feel, even if they
look good it may not be to my taste. Back in the early days of the ST
there were lots of apps that did this and they were usually non-portable.

Regards,
Peter