From: Gregory J. C. <gre...@ya...> - 2003-07-29 02:08:37
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--- "Chris B. Vetter" <ch...@we...> wrote: > On Sun, 27 Jul 2003 16:46:40 -1000 > ceh...@ma... wrote: > [...] > > Rather, it was headed to having a type of in process "plug-in" > > framework for things like a dock. Is this not the case anymore? > [...] > > I may be wrong here, so correct me if I am -- > > it depends on how you interpret 'integration'. What Greg is/was saying > is that having GSDock as a part of IWM on a binary level (like wmaker > and its dock and "fiend") is a bad idea, and I agree. This is precisely what I was saying. :) > Having GSDock as part of a "suite", a bundle, an external binary, > whatever, IMHO is a good idea. Yes. > If we create/offer a framework that can be used for integration (again > the dreaded word :-) that can be used to _extend_ the functionality of > IWM up to a point that IWM is a window manager suite (the actual manager > plus "goodies" like a dock) both (manager and goodies) will be much more > versatile. > > With that respect we may want to look closely at what Deek's (not sure > who else is involved directly) Backbone is implementing as it seems like > they work on a similar thing, albeit more related to a Workspace > application. > > -- > Chris Later, GJC ===== Gregory John Casamento -- bheron on #gnustep, #linuxstep, & #gormtalk ---------------- Please sign the petition against software patents at: http://www.petitiononline.com/pasp01/petition.html Petition to make Lighthouse Application Suite Free Software at: http://www.petitiononline.com/laafs/petition.html --- Main Developer of Gorm (featured in April Linux Journal) --- __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com |