Re: NSScroller, NSBrowser and some issues

[Richard Frith-Macdonald]

On Thursday, October 10, 2002, at 10:30  am, Serg Stoyan wrote:

> Hi Adam,
>
> > Serg Stoyan wrote:
> > > Hi everybody,
> > >
> > > Here is another improvement in appearance: NSScroller.
> > > Fist patch changes drawing of knob slot of NSScroller (stiplled
> > > instead of solid). Second one is updates NSBrowser according to
> > > NSScroller's changes.
> >
> > I didn't apply this patch, mostly because I kind of like the solid
> > background, although I could be convined otherwise. Does anyone else
> > have a preference?
>
>   Tastes differ... I like OPENSTEP look of NSScroller.

I think we should stick to policy of having a NeXTstep look ... and use
NSInterfaceStyle where people want alternatives.  So a patch to support
an interface style which gives a stippled scroller background ought to
be admissable IMO.

> > > Working on NSScroller, I've noticed that coordinate system of the
> > > gnustep-gui and gnustep-back is not the same. NSScroller's knob slot
> > > is drawing with number of rectangles using:
> >
> > Isn't it because the scroller is a flipped view?
>
>   Yes, thanks. But I didn't quite understand why it is flipped...

To be compatible with OPENSTEP ... where this class is flipped.
I remember this from *way* back ... and just checked up that it is
still flipped in MacOS-X.
Really I think that this should be documented in the source code.