RE: [java-gnome-hackers] name conflict

[Philip A. C. <pc...@td...>]

I think the names should stand as they are.  This is the reason packes
were created to start with.  Personally, if there is a chance that there
may be a name confusion when reading my code, I usually use the full
name of the Class.

On Fri, 2002-08-16 at 14:36, Jeffrey Morgan wrote:
> > Which class will the newbie should use?, java.awt.Color or
> > org.gnu.gdk.Color? see what I mean?
> >=20
> > I think that the class names without the Gdk,... prefix can make the
> > code a bit complex.
> >=20
> > I want to hear you opinions.
>=20
> I understand your point.  The reason I removed the prefix was
> because I thought it was redundant due to the package names.  Also,
> I thought somebody that is new to java-gnome, and new to GTK/GNOME
> for that matter, shouldn't be concerned with which library a
> widget was wrapping.  Finally, I envision creating higher abstractions
> than what is provided in the native libraries (a true framework) and
> it would not be clear which prefix to use in those circumstances.
> I am open to your suggestions.
>=20
> -Jeff
>=20
> BTW: I think you English is fine!!
>=20
--=20
Philip A. Chapman