[Lazarus] Docking manager implementation

[Mattias Gaertner]

On Thu, 22 Jan 2009 15:12:05 +0100
Hans-Peter Diettrich <DrDiettrich1 at aol.com> wrote:

> Mattias Gaertner schrieb:
> 
> >> Java has layout managers, and the "modern" widgetsets also have
> >> layout managers, which might be usable even with Lazarus.
> > 
> > How?
> > The LCL needs an widgetset independent layout manager.
> 
> Right. But since we have to define an interface, we could look at 
> existing layout manager models. Perhaps we can use some of the
> widgetset managers without much extra coding? 

I doubt that. At least for the gtk I don't see how that should work.
For example how should a TControl work with that?

> Also Lazarus ports of
> such managers will be easier, when existing managers will not deserve
> much modifications.


Mattias