> Anyway, I too would like some lightweight UI framework (as 
> fast as MVC, but with all kinds of nifty things) and I've
> thought about it a little, but there's nothing usable yet.
> What I envision is a multi-threaded UI (so that windows may
> have their own threads), clipping regions for BitBlt to allow
> for drawing in patrially obscured windows, and a strange
> mixture of Morphic and the VisualWorks VisualPart hierarchy.
> I do have the clipping region code somewhere, and I do have
> some part hierarchy code, too, but I'm nowhere near a complete
> thing.

Do you mind posting the clipping code?! I'd be very interested in this.

Cheers,
  - Andreas