dan sinclair wrote:
>>
>> The 'one true way' of widgetry with the one true mechanism for
>> theming,
>> leading to the possibility of a uniform look&feel for 'all' apps?
>> Maybe. But wether 1 or 3 or 15 widget libs, it's really the
>> one(s) that have
>> apps written for them that count - and of those, it'd have to be the
>> apps that
>> choose to use default theme elements for the standard widgets and
>> little else.
>> There's a pretty standard component/theming mechanism for simple
>> web pages - html + css, and you still have the issue that people
>> write these
>> web pages using whatever designs they like.. and even that isn't
>> considered
>> enough, they want more variability and uniqueness!
>>
>>
>
> Is Edje not the one true mechanism for theme? A uniform look and feel
> is nice,
No it's not the one true mechanism - it's one way and that's all.
> but you'd notice if you looked, Ewl allows you to override the theme
> on anything you want. At any point in the widget hierarchy.
And you'd notice if you read and paid attention that I've stated
several times that both ewl and etk allow for that.
> So, yes, I think it would be a good idea to have one widget library.
> And no, I don't see why you have to lock the theme in.
>
> I really don't see how your html example is relevant. People can
> re-theme Ewl widgets,
Look deeper.
> they can code in straight Edje if they want. They can even embed those
> Ewl widgets into their Edje application. Guess what, they still get
> variability and uniqueness.
>
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