Re: [ros-kernel] Forward: "ReactOS is too limited"

[Patrick M. <ox...@st...>]

On Fri, May 31, 2002 at 02:17:00AM +0100, Aidan Kehoe wrote:
> Yup. Note, however, that (imho) X window as a GUI _implementation_ is
> inferior to Windows NT as a GUI _implementation_ (network transparency
> notwithstanding); and I think this has some relevance to the relative
> proportions of `GUI people' and `command line' people among the two
> camps. 
<irony>
well... that's completely new for... I already wonder why there
are "What's there to replace X"-questions on slashdot twice per year?
</irony>

seriously, in the unix world X has its uses ("it's there") but it should
be shot ASAP none-the-less - if you run into your favourite X advocate next
time, try some of the following:
 - antialiased fonts _without API changes_ ?
 - transparency _without serious API changes_ ? (of course there needs to be
   something like setAlpha and getAlpha...)

but I'm getting off-topic...

the win32 GDI is only partially better, it still lacks:
 - resolution independence (you know, that hack with changing the resolution
   gives you a larger/smaller desktop)
 - network transparency (please in a better, more highlevel way than this
   X mess)
 - really "common controls" - so where's the tree widget, the "cool bar", the...
   ah, they are in the explorer-.dlls? _now_ I know why it's supposed to be
   an "integral part" of the system...

ok - enough rant for now...

patrick mauritz