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

[Luke-Jr <Mi...@an...>]

Abhijit Paithankar wrote:

> 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?

Well, nobody said that the GUI had to be compiled until the VB2C part of the
project was done anyway... Besides, a complicated test program would probably
be a necessity when working on the VB2C...

>
>
> > > 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.

R&D??

>
>
> ab
>
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