Re: StepBox v1.2

[copal]

you seem to have taken my email the wrong way - i wasn't arguing, nor 
was i intentionally being snippy with you.  you indicated that you're 
WM wouldn't have several of the things i listed, which left only a 
WindowManager and Client class in the list, so i responded based on 
that.

i apologize if any bitterness came through, but i have a distaste for 
the re-invention of any wheel, especially one that i might has well 
have carved out of solid granite with my teeth.  i scoured the earth 
(and web) for a window manager written in objective-c, and upon finding 
nothing, i wrote interface - for the GNUstep community.  true, it's not 
on par with WindowMaker at the moment, but it won't come any closer if 
others duplicate the effort and ask questions that have already been 
answered at the expense of a lot of my own time.  if the GNUstep 
community is to have a fully functional window manager, the best thing 
for us to do would be to combine our efforts, rather than compete (lest 
we end up with a VIM vs. EMACS situation :-)


On Oct 29, 2003, at 10:47 AM, MJ Ray wrote:

> copal <copal@dragonhelix.org> wrote:
> > one of the keys to OOP is identifying what
> > should/should not be an object, what tasks should/should not be
> > methods, and working from there.
>
> I agree with this, but I disagree with your decomposition. It is not 
> worth
> arguing over this now, as jewel-objc is still vapour. I was asked 
> whether
> I had looked at IWM and I answered. Sorry if you don't like my opinion,
> but it is my opinion and I don't know why you bothered to ask if you 
> are
> going to be upset by it. We do not plan jewel to have only two classes,
> so please stop arguing based on guesses. I purposely don't say much of 
> the
> plan, as it is not yet worthy of argument.