Re: REALbasic 2007 Release 2 Released

In article <1177734694.096775.276790@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
johnfallsopp@xxxxxxxxx wrote:

The RB framework for OS X has used a mixture of Carbon and Cocoa for
years. What functionality, specifically, are you hoping for?

Here are a few I think would be very nice

1. (pipedream) - RB supports UIs built as NIBs
2. proper "search" widget (rounded corner like the google search box
in Safari etc etc)
3. Window Toolbars that can host non button controls
4. Full support for Webkit - particularly exposing the DOM interface
(I know this makes cross platform trickier - but in fact IE COM (which
I suspect is what that control uses in Windows also exposes the DOM))
In fact, I can just embed IE on windows with com and have all those
extra interfaces exposed.
5. Arbitrary window types likeWebkits black DOM inspector rampantly
being copied)

OK, not a single one of these has anything to do with whether the
framework is based mostly on Cocoa. You could get any of them from a
Carbon framework, and conversely, you wouldn't get them for "free" if
the framework were already Cocoa. So, if these are features you want,
you should request these features -- don't request a "Cocoa framework,"
which is mostly meaningless.

Best,
- Joe
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