On Aug 10, 2016 8:35 AM, "Tom Hacohen" <t...@osg.samsung.com> wrote:
>
> On 10/08/16 14:51, Davide Andreoli wrote:
> > 2016-08-10 15:48 GMT+02:00 Tom Hacohen <t...@osg.samsung.com>:
> >
> >> On 10/08/16 14:45, Davide Andreoli wrote:
> >>> 2016-08-10 15:22 GMT+02:00 Tom Hacohen <t...@osg.samsung.com>:
> >>>
> >>>> On 09/08/16 20:37, Davide Andreoli wrote:
> >>>>> Starting from this commit:
> >>>>> https://git.enlightenment.org/core/elementary.git/commit/?id=
> >>>> 015db15c626b9b06116fcc8f7ec61bbae3c6cc30
> >>>>>
> >>>>> combobox now inherit from Genlist and Multibuttonentry, this is
causing
> >>>>> some name clashes, in particular
> >>>>> I found the item_append() function to be present (and needed) in
both
> >>>>> parent class.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> This is an issue in bindings, where you use it like:
> >>>>> cbox.item_append(...)
> >>>>> what function do I need to call in this case? the one from genlist
or
> >> the
> >>>>> one from multibuttonentry?
> >>>>> do you want to add the item in the genlist or in the mbe?
> >>>>>
> >>>>> TBH I also found the new combobox multi selection functionality
quite
> >>>>> broken atm, for example it's
> >>>>> quite impossible to make the widget the right size, it always appear
> >>>> super
> >>>>> small, unless you perform
> >>>>> hacks like the table+rect one, or use and edje layout (like is done
the
> >>>>> elementary_test)
> >>>>>
> >>>>> If we don't a have a solution/explanation for the name clash I
suggest
> >> to
> >>>>> revert this commit for the
> >>>>> 1.18 release and fix/discuss better in the next cycle
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Thanks
> >>>>> davemds
> >>>>
> >>>> Hey,
> >>>>
> >>>> My reply will be based on my basic checks and a few assumptions, if
you
> >>>> think any of the assumptions are wrong, please correct me. But given
the
> >>>> quick glance I took of the code, and our chat on IRC, I think I'm on
top
> >>>> of it.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> The Eo API is not stable. This obviously includes eo functions like
> >>>> eo_add, but also eo properties, like multiple inheritance. Combobox
> >>>> inherits from box, and is extended (composite if I had to assume) by
> >>>> genlist. This means that any genlist calls on combobox objects are
> >>>> actually BETA are not "released". This means one of two things: if
you
> >>>> can use combobox without these calls, all is well. If you rely on
using
> >>>> these calls, then combobox should be marked as beta too as it's not
> >>>> useful without the Eo api. That is it.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>> I can understand your point here, but the problem is that legacy users
> >> can
> >>> use this legacy functions:
> >>> o = elm_combobox_add()
> >>> elm_genlist_item_append(o)
> >>> elm_multibuttonentry_item_append(o)
> >>
> >> I understand.
> >>
> >>>
> >>> those functions are not BETA, and people can use them. While you
> >>> say they are (conceptually) BETA.
> >>>
> >>> Infact we already have bindings for the combobox in python-efl.
> >>>
> >>> To be more clear: the only way to actually use the combobox widget in
> >>> any useful way is to use functions from other widgets (composited)
> >>> And if composited is conceptually BETA then the full widget should be
> >>> marked as BETA.
> >>
> >> That's what I said. So the widget should be marked as beta.
> >>
> >>
> > It's a bit too late for this, it was also in the 1.17 release (without
beta)
>
> Well, it's not a problem, because as I said, it's undefined behaviour
> (the way it was used), and it shouldn't have been used that way. It
> relied on unreleased API. Combobox itself is not an API break, just
> certain usages. So we just released a useless widget in 1.17, I'm fine
> with that. Doesn't matter. Read my previous mail for more info.

I don't see how releasing a useless widget is ok... Anyway it was useful
before, it isn't now and multi button seems to have issue according to
davide. I will align myself with his recommendation and temporary revert
that patch.

Cedric

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> Tom.
>
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