Veli-Pekka Tätilä wrote:
Robert May wrote
And thanks for the input box code.
I'm always happy that such snippets are useful to others.
How is the Win32::GUi module philosophy, could it in the future include
VB-like convenience modules such as a refined version of the input box?
That could be useful but the convenience might easily bloat the API in
the long run.
My current goals are to stabilise what we've got, complete the missing
functionality (in win32 api terms) and to look at reducing the general
run-time footprint. That'll keep me busy for a long time yet :-)
I would encourage anyone who has a useful utility module that they want
to share to:
(1) Discuss it here, so we can agree a namespace within the Win32::GUI::
hierarchy that won't clash with any Win32::GUI (future) core modules.
(2) Package it as a perl module (and ppm), and make it available on the
web (the hackers list would be the place to ask for help with any
technical details of doing this). Ideally make it available from the
CPAN too.
(3) Write a page about it on our (underutilised) Wiki, with links to the
downloads.
If modules released like this turn out to be very popular, then further
discussion can be undertaken with a view of moving them into the core,
and maintaining them centrally.
Regards,
Rob.
