Article 43486 Subject Re: Delphi Project X Cross GUI on embarcadero.public.delphi.non-technical

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From:

Luigi Sandon

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To:

Ralf Stocker

Subject:

Re: Delphi Project X Cross GUI

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embarcadero.public.delphi.non-technical

08-Jan-2010

Re: Delphi Project X Cross GUI

> GUI that -- because it is non-standard -- is harder for end users to 
> learn.

What is standard on one platform may not be on others. Office features like ribbons and outlook grids and bars are pretty standard on Windows, but not on Linux. MacOS has its own standard. Each user expext his own standard.

> programmer is encouraged to concentrate on the business logic rather 
> than being distracted by obscure GUI 'tricks'. Good cross-platform

The best business logic is almost useless if the user can't interact with it in the way he expects on his platform.

> developers using such tools generally don't customize further without 
> good reason.

The problem is what tools Delphi aims to be. Actually it is a tool capable of delivering failry complex native GUIs on Windows. Would turning it into a xplat Jack-of-all-trades-and-master-of.none be a smart move? Is it what Delphi developers needs? Delphi developers today are not xplat developers - if they don't use Java or C++/Qt there is a reason.

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