Re: [Harbour] Re: hbpqtui class

2010-01-28 Thread Viktor Szakáts
>> I remember to implement WAPI_WAITFOR*() functions in hbwin >> after reading this conversation to help the matter, though >> we would need some portable core solution for this problem, >> also. >> > > I mensioned that I made some experiments, though > not for a longer duration, and could no

[Harbour] Re: hbpqtui class

2010-01-28 Thread Pritpal Bedi
Viktor Szakáts wrote: > > Thank you. It's good. Pls make sure that this > class won't contain anything XBP specific, f.e. > it cannot inherit from xbpWindow. So some slight > changes will be needed, f.e. to receive a QT > window object as parameter. > For sure not. hbQT does not know anyth

Re: [Harbour] Re: hbpqtui class

2010-01-28 Thread Viktor Szakáts
>> >> So, the clean solution here is either to create a >> HBXBP specific file format, which implements a portable >> way of describing UI elements, OR (and this is definitely >> the easiest) to implement such class in HBQT. >> > > Ok, I do it. > What be the name : hbqt_qtuiloader.prg ? Tha

[Harbour] Re: hbpqtui class

2010-01-28 Thread Pritpal Bedi
Viktor Szakáts wrote: > > I understand that, but .xml is just the container > format, what really matters is the content and the > specification which describes this content. In this > case the content of the .ui file is seemingly a > QT specific implementation of UI element description, >

[Harbour] Re: hbpqtui class

2010-01-28 Thread Pritpal Bedi
Viktor Szakáts wrote: > > You should definitely not neglect other things, since > we should never forget the fun part and that we do > Harbour because it gives us something. But it's fully up > to you how to balance. If it starts to ruin other things, > just stop. Never anybody called for a

Re: [Harbour] Re: hbpqtui class

2010-01-28 Thread Viktor Szakáts
Hi Pritpal, On 2010 Jan 28, at 07:29, Pritpal Bedi wrote: > > > Viktor Szakáts wrote: >> >> If this is the case, there is nothing wrong in asking >> these things specifically. I very often ask such >> question on the list (and not always, but sometimes >> I even get answers), and IMO this s

Re: [Harbour] Re: hbpqtui class

2010-01-28 Thread Roberto Lopez
Pritpal Bedi wrote: Roberto Lopez wrote: I only say that could be more convenient to establish a first "modest" goal for a basic, compact, multi-platform GUI bundled with Harbour and working "out of the box". I can gather that you have something to srat with this vision. Please come forward

Re: [Harbour] Re: hbpqtui class

2010-01-28 Thread Viktor Szakáts
Hi Pritpal, >> Specifically we decided that HBXBP should be >> a layer which implements Xbase++ compatible >> GUI classes, with future provision that the >> underlying GUI engine can be changed, so f.e. >> we can have HBXBPGTK or HBXBPWX as plugin >> replacements. This assumes/requires that H

Re: [Harbour] Re: hbpqtui class

2010-01-28 Thread Tomaž Zupan
Wednesday 27 January 2010 17:55:04 je Angel Pais napisal: > A compiler without a GUI Framework leads it to nitche apps: Servers, > console and cgi apps. > A GUI Framework without compiler leads it to death because lack of support. > If you do that then no new users will come here. This is not true

[Harbour] Re: hbpqtui class

2010-01-27 Thread Pritpal Bedi
Roberto Lopez wrote: > > I only say that could be more convenient to establish a first "modest" > goal for a basic, compact, multi-platform GUI bundled with Harbour and > working "out of the box". > I can gather that you have something to srat with this vision. Please come forward and share

[Harbour] Re: hbpqtui class

2010-01-27 Thread Pritpal Bedi
Viktor Szakáts wrote: > > If this is the case, there is nothing wrong in asking > these things specifically. I very often ask such > question on the list (and not always, but sometimes > I even get answers), and IMO this should be the > proper way, instead of staying silent, or sweeping > a

[Harbour] Re: hbpqtui class

2010-01-27 Thread Pritpal Bedi
Hello Viktor Because this is pure technical message so I am here to clarify some points which I think have either been misunderstood or ( by me also, no issues ) interpreted in a wrong way. Viktor Szakáts wrote: > > Since it's very difficult to make an > ultimate decision about the best GUI

Re: [Harbour] Re: hbpqtui class

2010-01-27 Thread Roberto Lopez
Viktor Szakáts wrote: ...in the heat of enthusiasm the development path goes into a certain level of "featuritis" and rush, where we want everything at any future cost and now. IOW quantity is favored instead of quality. IMO we should not have "all" features, but only the important ones in

Re: [Harbour] Re: hbpqtui class

2010-01-27 Thread Viktor Szakáts
> Pripal is going a Huge works so same reply can be read also as > "Please help me in same part when i can'have time or expertise" If this is the case, there is nothing wrong in asking these things specifically. I very often ask such question on the list (and not always, but sometimes I even ge

Re: [Harbour] Re: hbpqtui class

2010-01-27 Thread Viktor Szakáts
>> I agree we need gui today and in long term web >> why a common class like xbase++ part (XHB also without hb extension) >> can't be a solution? > > I only say that could be more convenient to establish a first "modest" goal > for a basic, compact, multi-platform GUI bundled with Harbour and wor

Re: [Harbour] Re: hbpqtui class

2010-01-27 Thread Jerry Finuliar
Hi, > I only say that could be more convenient to establish a first > "modest" goal for a basic, compact, multi-platform GUI bundled with > Harbour and working "out of the box". > > This way an user could download Harbour binaries for Windows, > Linux, OS/2 or Mac and have native/basic GUI sup

Re: [Harbour] Re: hbpqtui class

2010-01-27 Thread Roberto Lopez
Massimo Belgrano escribió: Hi Roberto I agree we need gui today and in long term web why a common class like xbase++ part (XHB also without hb extension) can't be a solution? I only say that could be more convenient to establish a first "modest" goal for a basic, compact, multi-platform GUI bu

Re: [Harbour] Re: hbpqtui class

2010-01-27 Thread Massimo Belgrano
Hi Roberto I agree we need gui today and in long term web why a common class like xbase++ part (XHB also without hb extension) can't be a solution? Today this class is wrapped to hbQT and Tomorrow to gtk,minigui or fivewin we also implement a set syntax to that can reference this class instead of i

[Harbour] Re: hbpqtui class

2010-01-27 Thread Angel Pais
I agree 110% about core quality, but some desitions should be made by more than one person and with the right wording and you where mean in your answer to Pritpal. As you've seen there are many visions about the roadmap. This is not a personal attack in any way. We're in a group, so we must tr

Re: [Harbour] Re: hbpqtui class

2010-01-27 Thread Massimo Belgrano
Pripal is going a Huge works so same reply can be read also as "Please help me in same part when i can'have time or expertise" 2010/1/27 AbeB : > > when when Pritpal said 'I don't care' I understood him saying 'I can't > care', responding to Viktor's fears that in the future when somebody else > w

Re: [Harbour] Re: hbpqtui class

2010-01-27 Thread Viktor Szakáts
> A compiler without a GUI Framework leads it to nitche apps: Servers, console > and cgi apps. > A GUI Framework without compiler leads it to death because lack of support. > If you do that then no new users will come here. > Vanity is not a good advisor. Calling it "vanity" when it doesn't serve

[Harbour] Re: hbpqtui class

2010-01-27 Thread AbeB
Angel Pais wrote: > > A compiler without a GUI Framework leads it to nitche apps: Servers, > console and cgi apps. > A GUI Framework without compiler leads it to death because lack of > support. > If you do that then no new users will come here. > Vanity is not a good advisor. > very true. w

Re: [Harbour] Re: hbpqtui class

2010-01-27 Thread Massimo Belgrano
+1 Please maitain one project 2010/1/27 Angel Pais : > A compiler without a GUI Framework leads it to nitche apps: Servers, console > and cgi apps. > A GUI Framework without compiler leads it to death because lack of support. > If you do that then no new users will come here. > Vanity is not a goo

Re: [Harbour] Re: hbpqtui class

2010-01-27 Thread Massimo Belgrano
> > I'm glad to hear opinions on how to solve these in other ways. > Here is the only part of messages where agree Think for a developer how much is difficult give different and incompatible version, different installer MINIGUI have included harbour inside his distribution and imo this is not go

Re: [Harbour] Re: hbpqtui class

2010-01-27 Thread Lorenzo Fiorini
On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 5:55 PM, Angel Pais wrote: > A compiler without a GUI Framework leads it to nitche apps: Servers, console > and cgi apps. > A GUI Framework without compiler leads it to death because lack of support. > If you do that then no new users will come here. I'm not saying Harbou

Re: [Harbour] Re: hbpqtui class

2010-01-27 Thread Roberto Lopez
Angel Pais wrote: A compiler without a GUI Framework leads it to nitche apps: Servers, console and cgi apps. You are right Angel. Harbour must have a multi-platform GUI support as an integral (core) component to succeed. IMHO There is some things to consider to achieve that: 1. Basic core

[Harbour] Re: hbpqtui class

2010-01-27 Thread Angel Pais
A compiler without a GUI Framework leads it to nitche apps: Servers, console and cgi apps. A GUI Framework without compiler leads it to death because lack of support. If you do that then no new users will come here. Vanity is not a good advisor. ___ Ha

Re: [Harbour] Re: hbpqtui class

2010-01-27 Thread Lorenzo Fiorini
On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 5:08 PM, Viktor Szakáts wrote: > I also think this community did it's job to help bring HBQT > + parts to a nice, usable level now, and it can perfectly > stand on its own. > > I'm glad to hear opinions on how to solve these in other ways. IMHO HBQT+HBXBP+HBIDE need to be

Re: [Harbour] Re: hbpqtui class

2010-01-27 Thread Teo Fonrouge
On Jan 27, 2010, at 10:08 AM, Viktor Szakáts wrote: > Hi, > >> I think you have to consider that many people , including us, Bruno and >> Carozo >> are using HBQT to develope another library. >> >> Your disagreements can ruin a lot of work made in lasts months >> >> HBQT , HBIDE and HBXBP co

Re: [Harbour] Re: hbpqtui class

2010-01-27 Thread Viktor Szakáts
Hi, > I think you have to consider that many people , including us, Bruno and > Carozo > are using HBQT to develope another library. > > Your disagreements can ruin a lot of work made in lasts months > > HBQT , HBIDE and HBXBP could become one of major GOALS of > harbour community , without un

Re: [Harbour] Re: hbpqtui class

2010-01-27 Thread Massimo Belgrano
I invite viktor and pritpal find the way of cooperation same way that have made in hbmk same modification for having a better hbide Harbour will help Pritpal find a better "quality" Pritpal can help harbour to have a GUI Please no division with a division we lost either part lost enforced by diffe

Re: [Harbour] Re: hbpqtui class

2010-01-27 Thread Vailton Renato
Hi! Even today I have my own implementation of Qt for Harbour and I want to leave soon to use HBQT... I work with Pascal language in the Windows environment and I have an dream: develop an HCL like VCL using HBQT (even if it is for own use) Because this I think (me too) "that at least , HBQT mu

Re: [Harbour] Re: hbpqtui class

2010-01-27 Thread Bruno Luciani
Viktor , Pritpal I think you have to consider that many people , including us, Bruno and Carozo are using HBQT to develope another library. Your disagreements can ruin a lot of work made in lasts months HBQT , HBIDE and HBXBP could become one of major GOALS of harbour community , without undere

Re: [Harbour] Re: hbpqtui class

2010-01-26 Thread Viktor Szakáts
Hi Pritpal, >> "I don't care"? Great answer, so I don't care about >> HBQT + HBXBP + HBIDE either. That will free a lot of >> valuable time to spend on better things. >> > > Upto you Viktor. > You can delete these contributions from the SVN. Yes, it probably is a good idea to move them to se

[Harbour] Re: hbpqtui class

2010-01-26 Thread Pritpal Bedi
Viktor Szakáts wrote: > > "I don't care"? Great answer, so I don't care about > HBQT + HBXBP + HBIDE either. That will free a lot of > valuable time to spend on better things. > Upto you Viktor. You can delete these contributions from the SVN. Regards Pritpal Bedi - e

Re: [Harbour] Re: hbpqtui class

2010-01-26 Thread Viktor Szakáts
>> hbpqtui is a QT specific class, and while I understand >> the feature is useful, such class should reside in HBQT, >> not HBXBP, since it's not, or not easily portable functionality. >> Just think about the case if we'd like to create an HBXBP >> compatible library, but based on a different

[Harbour] Re: hbpqtui class

2010-01-26 Thread Pritpal Bedi
Viktor Szakáts wrote: > > hbpqtui is a QT specific class, and while I understand > the feature is useful, such class should reside in HBQT, > not HBXBP, since it's not, or not easily portable functionality. > Just think about the case if we'd like to create an HBXBP > compatible library, but