[Lazarus] Release Candidate 1 of Lazarus 1.6

[Mattias Gaertner]

On Tue, 08 Dec 2015 17:22:04 +0100
Michael Schnell <mschnell at lumino.de> wrote:

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> But it might be a lot of work just finding out what to do and it might 
> be dangerous that something not obviously related  is  broken.

Send patches and people can help.


> > You can either extend the nogui widgetset and send us the patch.
> > Or you can start your own widgetset.
> I need to start a new widget type (i.e. a new interface unit), as the 
> working mechanism is rather different from all existing widget types.

For example?

 
> There is no arch or OS dependent code, it just does calls to the fpc RTL.
> > Either by creating your own "LCL" package, e.g. "MSLCL" or by
> > extending the LCL.
> 
> If it's possible to distribute it in a package, I don't object at all. 
> Right now I don't see how a package would be able to have the IDA allow 
> for selecting a new application type and/or to allow for selecting a 
> widget type in "Additions and Overrides", but if there is a 
> documentation on how to create such a package this could be a good way.

A new application type requires a design time package.
The widgetype list comes from the simple list, but a user can set any
value. If you extend the LCL it will be more comfortable for the user.


> > Depends on how you want to maintain/promote it.
> I don't have a preference on that.
> 
> In the end, I want to allow users to be able to create a "General 
> Service Application" in the IDE when starting a project and to modify 
> the widget type of an existing project to be a "General Service 
> Application".

What's the difference between a "General Service Application" and a "Service 
Application"?

Mattias