>>>>> On Wed, 29 Nov 2000 12:14:00 -0800, Dave Peticolas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
Dave> This is the introduction of the CM, yes. It is intended to
Dave> manage all major GUI components.
Dave> Close callbacks are commands -- "close yourself now".
OK. It doesn't seem quite like a callback, but the component does
tell the CM what to call to cause the close to occur, so I guess it
makes sense. :)
>> Are all components required to register with the CM?
Dave> All top-level components, yes.
OK
Dave> The find callback is so components can find related components
Dave> in the same class (for example, if the user opens and already
Dave> open account, the existing window should be raised instead of
Dave> opening a new one).
>>
>> Ah. Hmm. Seems you are including two things here.
>>
>> 1) Data update callbacks.
>> 2) Component management.
>>
>> That accurate?
Dave> Yes, it seemed to me that 1) (with respect to the GUI) was a
Dave> part of 2), so it made sense to me to combine them. But perhaps
Dave> they should be separate things.
I agree. Just seemed the email introduced what was going on as 1 when
in fact it was 2 which happens to include 1. Just confused here. :)
Dave> You could use this to, say, close all components in a
Dave> particular class (e.g., close all help windows). Close
Dave> operations such as this are already used.
Sounds good. Sorry to bug you with a bunch of questions.
Jim
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