tim Rowledge wrote:
> 
> On 7-Jul-06, at 2:45 PM, Daniel Poon wrote:
> 
>> +1
>>
>> UI widgets are a solved problem. It is part of the operating system. 
>> Like writing a file system is done, writing UI widgets is done too.
> 
> Now that I have to disagree with. There is no OS/GUI /platform that I 
> have so much as heard rumours of that qualify as having 'solved UI 
> widgets'. They are all sufficiently steeped in effluvium as to smell bad.
> 
> I don't think filing systems are 'done ' either; certainly microsoft 
> hasn't managed to finish that damn big file system it's been promising 
> RSN since I first moved to the US in 91. Unix is not exactly a shining 
> example either.
> 
> Just because lots (all?) of the current commercial platforms do 
> something  doesn't mean it is a good - or even acceptable - idea.

Hi Tim

I am defining "done" as "Part of mainstream computing and a problem that 
I don't have to think about anymore. I can use what is there".

I am sure there is still work to be done on UI widgets, but that does 
not affect me as a consumer of those widgets. Same goes for file systems.

Like I stated in my last post, that just my perspective as a commercial 
user of Smalltalk.

Now what is not "done" according to my definition? Seaside? Spoon? 
Exupury? Image based IDE?

Regards

Daniel