gEDA-dev: Filechooser and component selector code

[Patrick Bernaud]

Hi Peter,

Peter C.J. Clifton writes:
 > Hi,
 > 
 > I'm continuing work to split the component selector away from the 
 > file-chooser code in gschem. This will allow more divergence between those 
 > functions, and ought to allow better abstracted GTK+ programming.
 > 

Just curious, what have you got against my own split of component and
file selectors? See the mails we exchanged in the end of July.


 > My roadmap for this is:
 > 
 > 1. Split x_fileselect.c into x_fileselect.c, and x_compselect.c, 
 > refactoring without re-writing too much. Unused data-structure members will 
 > be removed. (NEARLY DONE)

Done.

 > 2. Re-write x_compselect.c to be a subclassed 
 > GTK+ widget

Also done.

 > 3. Consider re-writing x_fileselect.c to better abstract gschem 
 > operations from the GTK+ code.

Mmh could you tell us more on this one?

Plus the two dialogs are ready for a preview as a GtkWidget. In fact
they are already using one, roughly encapsulating a TOPLEVEL.



Regards,


Patrick