[squeak-dev] re: The Dilemma: Building a Futuristic GUI for Ephestos
Craig Latta
craig at netjam.org
Mon Sep 15 22:06:45 UTC 2014
> [Ffenestri] does not constitute a replacement for the current window
> system though does it? But Vassili's work can be.
Of course. Until a couple of hours ago, though, I didn't know it
existed.
> We had it in production at customer sites. We could use it for
> development. It was complete, in the sense that one could open
> arbitrary system windows as native windows, switch them back to
> "virtual" windows, snapshot etc and everything would keep working.
> That's "working". With great respect to Tim and John, their work in
> Ffenestri is not the same thing, is it?
Of course not. :) Whoa, you seem to be under the impression I'm
advocating for Ffenestri here in 2014. I'm not; I only wanted some
detail as to why it's no longer interesting.
> Being critical is not being insulting. It's merely being objective.
> At least I hope I'm being objective and not insulting anyone. It is
> not my intent.
Yikes, I never thought you got anywhere near insulting anyone. Yes,
criticism is essential, that's why I asked to hear some. :)
thanks again,
-C
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