Re: [E-devel] Ecore_X specific functions

[Gustavo S. B. <bar...@pr...>]

On Thu, Jan 17, 2013 at 2:43 PM, Michael Blumenkrantz
<mic...@gm...> wrote:
> On Thu, 17 Jan 2013 14:39:17 -0200
> Rafael Antognolli <ant...@gm...> wrote:
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> Ecore_X have been around for some time already. It's a library that
>> allows us to write code not covered by Ecore_Evas API, but that it's
>> specific to X.
>>
>> However, since it's all inside EFL, wouldn't it be possible to have a
>> layer on top of Ecore_X, that exposes thoses APIs, but that allows us
>> to have different implementations (e.g. for different backends)? Or
>> maybe just move those calls which seem to be generic enough to
>> Ecore_Evas?
>>
>> I'm referring to things like DND, selection, DPI get, screen info,
>> etc. Maybe some of them are already in a common place, but I'm sure
>> that there are more things to be moved/changed.
>>
>
> you mean, perhaps, something like ecore_evas?
>

Indeed, it's a best fit for ecore_evas. Now that we have wayland and x
it's time to make an uniform API for these things. Maybe based on
Elementary's usage?



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