[Lazarus] What are "widgets" in lazarus?

[Sven Barth]

Am 10.01.2011 12:57, schrieb Michael Schnell:
> On 01/10/2011 12:39 PM, Graeme Geldenhuys wrote:
>> I think implementing LCL-fpGUI widgetset in Lazarus
>> would be the easiest widgetset from the lot
>
> Yep, but the API between the no-Widget-Type depending LCL parts and the
> Widget set seems quite complex (using some kind of registration for the
> available classes of controls etc) and the parts that are necessary to
> be implemented for all Widget types (i. e the event queue and the
> interface to same for non-widget-set depending stuff (TTimer, inter
> Process Messaging, you name it) ) is currently not centralized, but
> needs to be re-implemented with each new widget type.
>
> The form designer supposedly would need to use the "design mediator" API.

I'll repeat that again:
The "design mediator" API is only needed when one wants to design pure 
non-LCL fpGUI applications. For LCL-fpGUI the "normal" LCL designer is used.

Regards,
Sven