Re: [MiNT] Fwd: gradients,FreeMiNT 1.18

["Helmut Karlowski" <helmut.karlowski@ish.de>]

Jo Even Skarstein wrote:

> On Tue, 02 Aug 2011 09:45:14 +0200, Helmut Karlowski
> <helmut.karlowski@ish.de> wrote:
>
> >> However, creating/editing gradients should be fairly easy, but to
> >> preview
> >> them there must be support from XaAES. The minimum is to be able to
> >> specify the gradient for a single object. Then it's possible to give an
> >> approximate preview of the windows and menus.
> >
> > Something like
> >
> > ob_set_gradient( OBJECT *ob, struct xa_gradient *gradient );
>
> That's one possibility. Another one is to do as I suggested a couple of
> days ago. Set a combination of flags in ob_flags to tell XaAES to treat
> ob_spec as a pointer to a gradient-structure where the first long of the
> struct contains the original ob_spec (so perhaps the indirect-flag should
> be set too). Then it would be possible to define gradient for every type
> of objects without having to add a system call.

How would you inform the AES that a gradient has changed, so it will recalculate it?

> Your suggestion is more elegant, but I don't think application developers
> should be encouraged to use this feature as it will break the concept of
> themes/skins.

This is a basic discussion: Should apps have their own themes (like e.g. opera on windows),
or should everything forced to look the same?


-Helmut