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[Mentalunix-developers] Yozilla/GNUStep/VBScript/rants [Yahoo! Clubs: mentalunix]
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From: Mentalspice <clu...@ya...> - 2000-08-02 17:08:22
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I was thinking, since Yozilla is going ot be based on mozilla, why use the crappy interface? I know we could write an XUL to change the interface, but wouldn't it be better in the long run to rewrite the interface? I'm guessing that it wouldn't be too difficult using GNUStep. WE could even rewrite parts of gecko against GNUStep to make it more portable. Or, just keep the XUL interface, and rewrite the display parts of gecko from using Gtk to GNUstep dgs(Display Ghostscript) and WiNGs(the WindowMaker toolkit). The interface would still look good(images instead of standard buttons), but it would run better on WindowMaker. Since Yozilla is going ot have VBScript compatibility, what should we use for the spec: the Microsoft stuff, or should I buy a book on it(The o'reilly vbscript in a nutshell has a good command reference...annotated, and almost 2/3 of the book)? I'll have money by the time we need it too(hmm...i have US -$2.00 right now). I personally feel better cloning something(or learning to use it...both of which must be done to clone VBScript) reading a book. For some odd reason a flickering screen is only nice to look at for 10 or 12 hours, then my eyes burn(not ot mention you can flip through a book easier, and I'm betting an annotated spec is better than the M$ specs). <assorted rantings> What language should we program the installer in? C? C++? Objective-C(and make it use GNuStep)? Or another language(pascal comes to mind...it cna even use Gtk+ too)? I'm asking because I alread y know pascal, but It will be at least until december before I can go over all of C(at least most of it), and un-learn the turbo-C macros they are going ot teach me(might as well and try to learn to program using Gtk+). My time seems ot be lessening every day. I have less and less of it. I'm stuck on the mpkg spec(I'm not very good at defining the syntax...if anyone can help, please post what you think the syntax should be). Nevertheless, I'm posting a revision 0 version on the sourceforge site(today, tommorow, or the next day). I've been reading a book on XML(my library is fun. They have lots of computer-books, and i don't have to pay...sure beats some library systems where they only have 10 year old books), but I haven't gotten very far(stupid library...they just had to have 15 copies of Rainbox six...). I'm probably going to end up getting an XML reference(just to keep). XML seems like a good choice for usage in configuration files. Any objections to using XML as the standard format? If not, can anyone help to write the DTDs for the config files? ranting is always fun, sometimes you get to important stuff. The general mentalUNIX spec is inadequate. I'm workign on lots more specs, and filling in peices of theoriginal that were left out. Expect a new version soon(by septmeber). My linux box is near dead. I have lots of files(the original spec, my Mp3s, etc) on a FAT partition(so that other OS can use them...). But, something bad happened to the partition table. I added a new kernel to GRUB, and then hda1(windoze) wouldn't mount(wrong major or minor number). I tried rewriting the partition table, but fdisk failed(mucho errors when writing, then a seg fault). So, I can't access over 500MB of files(including the MentalUNIX spec...but i can just download thay). So, anybody have any ideas on what to do? Short of killing the entire disk and losing all of my files? Well, I'm trying to get a general feel for C now, and then I will be taught whatever I miss(oh, the wonders of school, and 4000 page books). Right now i program basic programs that modify files and such, but nothing dealing with graphics(X is scary).Gtk+ works with pascal now, so that's not a real barrier, the only barrier is speed. because, speed is nice. and psacal is just a little bit slower than C. </rant> --------------------------------------------- DO NOT REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE BY EMAIL! --------------------------------------------- You have chosen to receive messages from "mentalunix" by email. Reply to this message: http://clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/mentalunix/bbsfrp?action=r&tid=mentalunix&sid=1600006580&mid=282 Unsubscribe from the Club mailing list: http://clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/mentalunix/config/change_mb_list Return to "mentalunix": http://clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/mentalunix ---------------------------------------------- Not a member? Remove yourself from this list: http://edit.clubs.yahoo.com/config/unsubscribe_mb_list?.userID=munix_devr&.groupID=mentalunix&.groupType=&.code=IVyJGMuRxG |
