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List:       kde-core-devel
Subject:    Re: A new framework for embedding ... without CORBA
From:       Matthias Elter <me () main-echo ! net>
Date:       1999-09-29 8:31:01
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On Mit, 29 Sep 1999, Simon Hausmann wrote:
> On Wed, 29 Sep 1999, Waldo Bastian wrote:
> 
> > On Wed, 29 Sep 1999, Simon Hausmann wrote:
> > > > So instead of moving to an open standard for desktop components we move
> > > > closer to a Qt/TrollTech-only solution? 
> > 
> > [Snip]
> > 
> > > So this is no removal of an open desktop component standard IMHO, the idea
> > > of components remains! It's just a matter of using fast and efficient C++
> > > interfaces and shared libraries instead of CORBA.
> > 
> > Like I said: We're moving to a proprietary Qt solution instead of to a solution
> > based on open standards. I find that a sad development.
> 
> If you want to embed an OpenParts::Part component in your application,
> then you have to use (read: link against) libkparts and libqt.
> 
> If you don't want to link against it, then you have to re-implement the
> whole OpenParts in your desired toolkit.
> 
> I don't see the difference, meaning our solution already depends on Qt.

You can reimplement the current OpenParts in GTK for example. Can you do this
with canossa-OpenParts?

-- 
Matthias Elter
me@kde.org / me@main-echo.net
KDE developer

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