UPD Mail Archive: Re: UPD> FW: XPToolkit spec frozen

Re: UPD> FW: XPToolkit spec frozen

Jay Martin (jkm@underscore.com)
Tue, 23 Nov 1999 19:33:06 -0500

Should we be worried that the page referenced in your
message is dated early October 1998 (near the top of
the page)?

...jay

Sandra Matts wrote:
>
> Norbert sent me this message and I wanted the reply to
> the entire UPDF group.
>
> The XPToolkit is not frozen. They are adding widgets
> but very slowly. Here is a link to a list of widgets
> supported so far.
> http://www.mozilla.org/newlayout/doc/widgets.html
>
> They list radio buttons, tab, combo box. Almost
> everything we need.
>
> Sandra Matts
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Norbert Schade [mailto:nschade@xionics.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, November 23, 1999 11:23 AM
> To: Sandra Matts
> Subject: XPToolkit spec frozen
>
> Sandra,
> what's your information status about XPToolkit?
> Is it frozen concerning the feature set or are they redesigning it every now
> and then?
> I'm surprised not to find some basics described like edit boxes, combo
> boxes, list boxes and radio buttons at least.
> If you have a direct contact, could you ask? I'd be very surprised, if
> they'd leave it out for the first version, as many homepages already work
> with that.
> Let's work on a prioritized list of missing widgets:
> 1. edit boxes, combo boxes, list boxes, radio buttons
> 2. spin controls, switch groups (can probably be realized by tabs)
> 3. Preview (page, printer config, etc.)
> To be extended.
> We may stay with Mozilla's help options for now.
> Norbert