On Nov 30, 2009, at 2:53 PM, Ricky Sharp wrote: > Exactly. It's not possible to create a single nib such that its layout and > control sizes will be appropriate for every language.
It's not impossible, it's just that it requires a very different approach, which in turn makes it a lot harder to create good-looking layouts. Overall I think Cocoa's approach is the right one. For example, Java's AWT/Swing frameworks lay out views on the fly using LayoutManagers, taking into account text and other metrics. (I think they got the approach from Motif.) It's a primary reason why Java user interfaces usually look so ugly; and also why designing them is so difficult. —Jens_______________________________________________ Cocoa-dev mailing list (Cocoa-dev@lists.apple.com) Please do not post admin requests or moderator comments to the list. Contact the moderators at cocoa-dev-admins(at)lists.apple.com Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/cocoa-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com This email sent to arch...@mail-archive.com
