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CFB Software wrote:
> It is difficult for me to imagine exactly what you have in mind. Maybe
> answers to the following questions will help clarify exactly what it is
> you are proposing.
>
> What exactly do you mean by 'interface'?
>
> What does the subject line 'Half Baked' allude to?
>
> Why not use Oberon V4?
>
> What features / capabilities of BlackBox do you want to have that Oberon
> V4 doesn't have?
>
> Why not 'interface' BlackBox with BlueBottle?
>
> Do you just want a BlackBox that looks and feels exactly like Windows
> BlackBox but runs on top of operating systems other than Windows? If so,
> why?
>
> Regards,
> Chris Burrows
>
> CFB Software
> http://www.cfbsoftware.com/gpcp
>
>
I think the bottom line is "job security". I would like to be able to
move my
BlackBox/Component Pascal knowledge to other platforms such as Linux
and be able to produce code that others can use. Yes I would like the
GUI interface to remain unchanged BUT that is not critical. What is
critical is that the interface be graphical with buttons and sliders, etc.
Half Baked refers to my idea of using Oberon V4. I am simply looking
for a way to be able to pick up and drop the BlackBox environment onto
other OS's (again for job security). I know that all of the "Host" code
would need to be rewritten to make BB portable. If it were to V4 then
each function would need to be represented as a V4 call. If it were
to Java then platform independent Java libraries would need to be
called.
I am very skeptical about Bluebottle simply from the number of technical
problems that keep arising in the discussion group. The code does not
appear to be "elegant", in my opinion.
I've used V4 for many years and no longer like the interclicks. I much
prefer
the BlackBox GUI.
I think that answers your questions?
-Doug Danforth
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