On Thu, Dec 07, 2006 at 12:18:22PM +0100, Georg Baum wrote: > Am Mittwoch, 6. Dezember 2006 19:25 schrieb Andre Poenitz: > > > When I see the conversion orgies in the frontend I am tempted to > > suggest using QtCore as platform abstraction layer instead of boost::fs > > + boost::foobar + homegrown vegetables. > > I am really sursprised to read that from the person who wrote only 6 weeks > ago: > > > As a matter of fact I will strongly oppose any change that will > lead to > > (a) using any QWhateverStuff in src/*, src/inset/* src/mathed/* > src/support/* > > (b) using any src/* stuff in src/frontends/qt4/* > > i.e. the interface between the core and the frontend is > src/frontend/* and only that.
I am able to change my opinion when reality proves me wrong. > Coincidentally I am seriously thinking to use QFile::encodeName for the > implementation of FileName::toFilesystemEncoding, because it does exactly > what is needed. The whole file name business is pretty much reinventing the wheel, and so is the session stuff and preference management. Same goes for external processes when I think about it, but that does not seem to suck much resources nowadays... Andre'
