Re: dlgtest() no longer needs Octave package

[Daniel J Sebald]

On 11/27/2012 08:07 PM, Carnë Draug wrote:
> On 28 November 2012 02:58, Daniel J Sebald<address@hidden>  wrote:
> > Regarding some of the functions in the java package and directing to the
> > broader list, are the names "errordlg", "helpdlg", etc. language standards?
> > If not, I wonder if their names should include "java" in some way.  The
> > reason I wonder is because if one launches Octave with the new GUI/IDE then
> > it seems to me that "errordlg", etc. would be nicer as a Qt widget, not
> > Java.  That way, it is the same look and feel and uses just one software
> > exterior.
> >
> > I just tried creating some Java dialog boxes under the Octave IDE and it
> > crashes on my system.  Should we start entering bugs for Java in the
> > tracker, or wait a while?
>
> You are right, this things would look better as Qt widgets, and my
> understanding is that these functions are going to be rewritten that
> way. There's no reason for them to be limited to use java.
>
> Carnë

It's probably not too difficult to create those dialog widgets if 
written as internal routines; at least not the modal version.  Qt has a 
number of similar routines, and they do handle non-modal as well as 
modal versions.  But to do non-modal requires some organization in 
Octave core for assigning callback routines, etc., i.e., something 
similar to what was done with figures.

Dan