Re: [XForms] Need your assistance for bug fixes (->git)

[Rick Engebretson]

Sorry, I don't get Git either. And my use of XForms relies on the 
freepascal compiler, so it concerns me how various structures are 
populated with member types. The XForms 1.2.4 files are remarkably 
unchanged. Similarly, the enumerated name-constants are unchanged.

I don't have the arrogance to tell you what to do. But if you want all 
the latest, greatest GUI tools perhaps the Freepascal Lazarus system is 
for you. Or Qt or even some OpenGL GUI systems.

I don't view XForms as a dead end. I wonder about 64bit systems. There 
are some obvious fixes possible; for example the colbrowser.c (color 
browser) demo. (my pascal version works thanks to the wonderful xforms 
documents) I would like a more competent ObjectPascal interface to the C 
library than I'm capable of, but I don't see the freepascal team interested.

Living in a wilderness area of Minnesota I worry more about wolves than 
umlauts. We need controls to make advanced biofuels that don't explode. 
XForms is about the only GUI toolkit that keeps itself simple and stable.

Werner Heisch wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I need <our help, concerning xforms and Git.
>
> I'm from Germany, the land of the Umlauts with clients in France
> (acent egu, grave, etc ) therefore  I'm using the UTF-8 Versions since
> some time.
>
> During the last time, Jens only has had the time to work at the
> main branch 1.2.* , the 1.3.* (UTF-8  branch ) is quite outdated.
>
> For preventing of beeing at the dead end, I have tried to bring the
> both branches nearer together.
> This meens:
> - as much source files as possible should be identically in both
>    branches.
>    ( the most files are equal now )
>
> - each branch should be able to read the fd-files of the other branch.
>    ( works, not regarding the non-ascii.chars )
>
> In addition, there are some bug fixes, i.e. free object, fixing a bug
> in fdesign ( segm.fault), etc.
>
> The bug fixes reported by others ( i.e. Sirius) also are included.
>
> I have also made some extentions of existing objects:
> Don't worry, I did not break backward compatibility, no behaviour has
> changed, I've only added something.
>
> - spinner in a different design with the arrows left and right resp.
>    below and above.
> - input: added an "inout" mode, often used by SCADA systems.
>    (both, plc and user may write)
>
> Not finished yet:
> input field format with a time. I think, "%H:%M:%S.ms" will be
> sufficient.
>
>
>
> WHY I NEED YOUR HELP:
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> I think until the end of the year, my work will be finished.
> On xforms developement, Git is used.
>
> As a stupid and normally alone working plc programer, I have no glue
> about Git.
> All the changes I've made, are only made in the source files .. and
> I've changed alot.
>
> Can anyone, who is familiar with Git, produce the git files ?
> I am afraid, I would make too much nonsense.
>
> If yes, please answer here or send me a line.
>
> @Jens:
>
> You know, I am afraid to force you to do something for which you do not
> have the time.
> Be free, to flag here :
>
>    [ ] I DO NOT HAVE THE TIME
>
> Do you agree, that we name the resulting versions
> 1.2.5.pre2   and  1.3.17  ?
>
>
> Regards
>
> Werner
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