[wx-dev] Re: Removal of wxLayoutConstraints

[Stefan Csomor]

Hi

> FM> >  The only solution I see is to make layout engine used by wx
> customizable
> FM> > and then extract wxLayoutConstraints into a self-contained file which,
> at
> FM> > least, could be added to the application code when it's removed from wx.
> FM> > But before this is done I'd like to keep this code in wx.
> FM> I think this will hardly ever be done: who wants to spend his time on
> FM> working on deprecated stuff?
> 
>  It would be useful not only because it would allow us to remove the
> constraints relatively painlessly but also, and mainly, because it would
> allow plugging in custom layout managers into wx. Sizers are nice but some
> people may prefer other alternatives and I really think it's an error to
> have such a strong coupling between them and the rest of the library.

absolutely, the tight coupling that currently exists between sizers and
windows is horrifying ...

Best,

Stefan