Re: [TCLCORE] TIP Roundup (Tk #180/#319)

[Brett S. <bre...@ya...>]

> 
> Joe English wrote:
> > Donal K. Fellows wrote:
> >
> >> I've got a list of all the open TIPs that can target 8.6 still here.
> >> [...]
> >> High Priority and demanding of real effort:
> >>    TIP #180    Add a Megawidget Support Core Package
> >
> > Same as before: publish this as an extension first, let it
> > cook for a while as people use it, and if it ends up being
> > useful *then* decide whether to integrate it into the core.
> > Remember TIP#48!
>     ...
> >>    TIP #319    Implement Backwards Compatibility for ttk Themed Widgets
> >>         in tk Widgets
> >
> > And everybody gets a pony!
> >
> > But seriously: I tried to make this work.  It didn't.
> > The AMSN folks tried a different approach with Chameleon,
> > and got farther than I did; suggest people look there.
> > The approach suggested by the TIP sounds completely unworkable
> > to me.
> 
> I think these TIPs are tied.  The core ttk widgets should operate in
> their ideal state, without "bogus" options.  There should be a layer on
> top for compat should users want that.  Ideally this would be done with
> a megawidget support layer in the core.  You can do it now with
> snidgets, but something tcloo-based would be ideal (eating our own dogfood).
> 


FWIW, I like this approach...



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