Re: [UOPL-Architect] how design uopl gui applications

[Thomas M. <tm...@bs...>]

Richard B Winston wrote:

>You've talked about starting all your classes from TInterfacedPersistent
>rather than from TPersistent.  That means that the UOPL version of
>TComponent will not be the same as the VCL version of TComponent.  I think
>that opens up a whole can of worms.
>
>1. You would have to have a replacement for the Component Pallette to hold
>UOPL components.
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I didn't think of this.  After reading this, we might have to take the 
same tact as Kylix.  Each unit
name would start each uopl instead of "Q".

>2. The Delphi Form designer would not work because the UOPL version of
>TForm would not be the VCL TForm.  You would have to provide a replacement.
>  
>
Another good point.

>3. None of the VCL component editors would work either and you would have
>to provide replacements.
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>
I am not as worried about that as we can always use the Lazarus 
versions.  I haven't written a
few myself too.

>You might object that CLX works and its TForm is not the same as the VCL
>TForm.  I suspect that the only reason the form designer for CLX works is
>because Borland created a new form designer to work with the CLX TForm.  I
>suspect that the two form designers (if that is really what is going on)
>share a lot of code and act the same way but they are not identical.  It
>might be worth looking at the CLX community project to see what is in there
>that might be relevant to this question.
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>
I am almost positive they are the same.  As long as the form descends 
from TCustomForm, I would
expect that it will work.

>Richard B. Winston
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>Vincent Snijders wrote:
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>>Do you it is possible to create uopl gui applications in the Delphi
>>form designer? How would you tackle this issue?
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>The UOPL will be a third parth VCL in Delphi and the third party LCL in
>Lazarus.  You
>would use it like any other component in either IDE.
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