[openbox] plugin for render

[Benoît Gschwind]

Re,

On Dec 19, 2007 7:06 PM, Dave Foster <daf at minuslab.net> wrote:

> So you mean you are making the frame layout a plugin architecture, as
> opposed to the rendering portion of it?
>

Yes, it's handle frame layout and use libobrender.


>
> My initial thought of what you said you were doing was around obrender,
> meaning you'd have like a plugin for a cairo backend, xlib backend,
> etc.  The thing that does the low level drawing.
>

I think your thought was false, I hope to explain it better than I had done.


>
> What do you see this being used for?  Rearranging the frames?
>

It will be used for build plugin that change the frame layout.  For example,
this architecture allow the making of plugins that can draw frame with title
at bottom, or a plugins that draw frame with big right/left handle.
My main idea is to do something like theme-engine of GTK, which provide a
way to define how buttons are draw, how scroll bar are draw, etc.

I called this plugin : "frame plugin".  Some feature I would like provide :
 - a frame plugin can use configuration file (provided by theme) : Each
theme say I need this plugin, and provide parameter for this plugin like
colors, size etc...
 - a frame plugin define how shaded windows are draw, how maximized windows
are draw how vertical maximized etc.
 - a frame plugin provide animation for maximization, minimization etc.
 - a frame plugin define layout of menu and draw it.

Rearranging windows is not the current purpose of my plugin architecture.
This plugin have only graphical purpose.

I also don't really get why you don't just put your code somewhere for
> other people to look at.  Even in a partially done state it would be
> helpful for other people to see it.


Because I don't know where.  If you have an idea you are welcome :)


>
> dave
>
>
I hope to make my thought more understandable.

-- 
benoit gschwind
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