[Lazarus] nonlcl basic issue: is codetools LCL dependent?

[Michael Schnell]

On 06/23/2014 06:48 PM, Giuliano Colla wrote:
>
> one must add a Mediator, aware of the new widgetset units, etc. But 
> currently duplicates aren't allowed. Meaning that a different 
> widgetset cannot contain units or classes with the same name of an LCL 
> counterpart.
As you never mention this term I am not sure if you are aware of the 
Lazarus concept of Widget Types. I understand, at compile time the 
define variable WidgetType is used to (e.g.) select include files that 
define the behavior of all related objects. I understand that this is 
provided to allow for things similar to "different widgetset contained 
in units or classes with the same name", by moving the relevant source 
code to include files..

>
> Moreover widgets must be designer aware: you increase the width 
> property, and the widget must become wider. LCL widgets already are, 
> others must be adapted to take advantage of Lazarus Mediator, Designer 
> etc.
I understand that you can add new widgets to the Lazarus GUI designer by 
installing packets (and then recompiling the ide)

Why not add the Widgets you are missing using a packet ? (If you want to 
re-use existing code, maybe you can activate macro-processing for 
compiling these units (I seem to remember that fpc somehow allows for 
this) and by that e.g. rename the "duplicate" classes, or write your own 
preprocessor doing this. )

-Michael