RE: [java-gnome-hackers] Debugging Native code

[Jeffrey M. <Jef...@Br...>]

It is very important that we maintain the same
object hierarchy that exists in the native libs.
If we don't, calls on parent methods will fail.
About must inherit from Dialog.  

-Jeff

> Since About extended Dialog, Dialog's empty parameter constructor was
> run.  This constructor makes a native call which allocates 
> memory for a
> gtk dialog which is never used.  Maybe we don't care since it 
> should be
> cleaned up in the finalize event?  I changed About so that it extends
> Window, but am not sure that this the *correct* answer.