==== Julian: Tue Jul 12 10:06:16 PDT 2005 =============================== We have decided not to support rounded separators anymore and switch to all split areas being flat by default. It seems that most applications these days use flat separators. If you really wish to have rounded separators, you can continue to use our old implementation, but it is something that we do not plan to support any longer. ==== Julian: Tue Jul 12 10:06:16 PDT 2005 =============================== From: "Eric Bezault" To: Cc: Subject: RE: EiffelVision_2/5146: EV_SPLIT_AREA_I.disable_flat_separator Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2005 10:21:17 -0700 > We have decided not to support rounded separators anymore and=20 > switch to > all split areas being flat by default. Having flat separators "by default" is one thing. Not supporting rounded separators anymore (not providing an option that overrides the default) is quite different. > It seems that most applications > these days use flat separators. Yes, "most", not "all"! > If you really wish to have rounded separators, you can continue to > use our old implementation, but it is something that we do not plan to > support any longer. What's wrong with having flat separators as default but still provide `disable_flat_separator' to override this default? -- Eric Bezault ==== Julian: Tue Jul 12 11:53:04 PDT 2005 =============================== The hack for enabling flat separators only worked on Windows as on Gtk the split area is a widget which controls its own appearence. Therefore, we could not properly support this in EiffelVision2. Now that flat separators are the norm, we have decided to show this in EiffelVision2. We do not want to continue supporting something that only works on some platforms and is hidden in the implementation classes. If you really want to have rounded separators, you can simply rename and re-use our old implementation of split area. Possibly for a future release, we will show some form of "drag" icon on the separators to show clearly that it is a separator. ==== Julian: Tue Jul 12 11:53:04 PDT 2005 =============================== From: "Eric Bezault" To: Cc: Subject: RE: EiffelVision_2/5146: EV_SPLIT_AREA_I.disable_flat_separator Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2005 14:26:25 -0700 > The hack for enabling flat separators only worked on Windows as on Gtk > the split area is a widget which controls its own appearence.=20 For my application I only care about Windows. > Possibly for a future release, we will show some form of=20 > "drag" icon on > the separators to show clearly that it is a separator. I look forward to see that, because that's the reason why I need rounded separators (i.e. as a visible dragging handle). -- Eric Bezault