Date: Thu, 11 Dec 1997 04:04:06 -0800 From: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@time.cdrom.com> To: Jonathan Mini <j_mini@efn.org> Cc: The Classiest Man Alive <ksmm@cybercom.net>, freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Why so many steps to build new kernel? Message-ID: <26647.881841846@time.cdrom.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Thu, 11 Dec 1997 02:18:56 PST." <19971211021856.61158@micron.mini.net>
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> I HATE C++. It has four problems that I consider unacceptable : Woogod, not a language war right now please, I just ate. :-) Needless to say, it sounds like we're in violent agreement on C++. Next topic! :) > > o Entry fields with reasonably emacs-like character editing > > support. > > ( ewww, emacs ) Nonetheless, it's what people are used to from libdialog. Keep it, please, or my fingers will hate you. :) > I have another project which requires a nearly-exactly-identical system. > I will spend a few days creating an API and then send you an overview for > comments. Do you want me to send it to you personally, post it to hackers, or > make the documents available via the web? However makes you happiest! :) > (My system will be expandable to graphics modes, just FYI) Cool - check out /usr/src/lib/libvgl too, in that case, just so you've some advance idea of one additional "drawing layer" might eventually look like and hopefully thus prevent painting yourself into any ncurses-colored corners. :-) Jordan
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