From: Brett Norris <norris@...>
Date: 2003-12-09T18:19:20+09:00
Subject: Re: Idea: Linux PIM in Ruby

> Hal Fulton wrote:
>
> > I think it would be fun/informative to try to abstract away the
> > GUI here... I've tried that two or three times before with
> > mixed success.
> >
> > In other words, I'd create a layer that would never change, then
> > create a mapping from that to Fox. (But nothing too fancy --
> > just wrap some calls if possible, not create a new GUI system.)
> >
> > Then for example it would easy(-ier) to switch later from Fox
> > to GTK or wxWin or whatever, or even make alternatives.

Interesting idea. I like the idea in that it seems like a good way
to write automated unit tests for GUIs, by having a mapping onto
some sort of mock object that just records the GUI operations
requested (e.g. gray this menu item, display these items in the list box
etc.)

Brett