On 13.03.2012 05:04, Evan Laforge wrote:
>> However, when I dig into the FLTK code to look for a place to install this
>> permanently, I find a bizarre mess of #if defined(USE_X11) type junk. What
>
> I'd just like to mention I've also been discouraged by the ifdef
> thicket in the OS specific files. But Manolo was always so fast at
> fixing any problems that came up that I had the luxury of laziness :)
>
> I can understand how it arose, that sort of thing happens naturally
> once it gets started with "just a few".
That wasn't the case ("just a few") - it was the general way how it
was all implemented in FLTK 1.x before we added the device layer and
printing. When we did this, it was done in a way to change as little
code as possible to keep the old code working...
> But it sure would be nice to
> clean it all up.
Yes, agreed. But that's probably a lot of work if done correctly.
Albrecht
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