RE: [VB4Linux-Dev] hey I guess so.

[Abhijit P. <abh...@ma...>]

pls see message below:

> Erm... Fix your clock please? It's not the 20th and if you're in
> a different
> timezone, shouldn't it put the -0500 or something in the Date
> header...

Done sir! :)

> > > >I think instead of giving 2 options, we could have just a VB2C
> > > >interpreter.
> > > Anyone looked at this: http://www.naken.cc/vb2c/
> >
> > It looks OK, but we shall have to request him for the source
> code...atleast
> > the basic stuff is already present....
>
> Yup...
>
> > Since a lot of work is to be done on the GUI/Editor, like being able to
> > create a project and work within the project, the toolbars are to be
> > emulated, and a lot of other stuff needs to be figured out, the
> GUI/Editor
> > can be developed independently and then the projectfile shall
> be passed on
> > to the VB2C compiler....actually, you could download the vb2c
> interpreter at
> > the URL above, and start off on that.
>
> Hmm... In that case, I could start on the GUI today... I'm MUCH better at
> VB than C...
> (I'll just have to remember not to use the WinAPI as I doubt VB2C
> will make up
> for that for a while...)

yes...the earlier the better.
also, we could use the latest version of GTK+...just make sure all of use
the same versions of any libraries/software we use.

For the GUI, I think you should program directly in C on the Linux box. I am
really doubtful of how powerful vb2c is at present....would it be able to
interpret all those toolbars, and "File Open" dialog boxes and all that?


> > Pls check if Wine can emulate the OCX controls...and how do we integrate
> > them in the code that is to be converted to C...I am still not
> sure about
> > this stuff...
>
> Wine can emulate OCX controls... There's 2 possibilities for
> including Windows
> files:
>     1. Link a modified version of Wine in with the program and emulate the
> OCXes only (if possible)
>     2. Pre-emulate the OCX controls into C code and link a
> "ported" OCX into
> the program...


Some team members could do some R&D on this topic. It would be of great
help.


ab