On Thu, 23 Aug 2007 10:15:35 +0000 (UTC) Peter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> babbled:

> On Thu, 23 Aug 2007 08:19:51 +1000, David Seikel wrote:
> 
> Thanks, Kim and David:
> 
> >> > Am I missing something obvious or is this not a workable combination.
> >> > 
> >> Um... e16 should be compatible with just about anything, but engage
> >> seems to be "somewhat less functional" than it has been.
> > 
> > EFL APIs move on, but engage has no maintenance being done.  So it sits
> > and it's bits rot.
> > 
> 
> It's such a shame because engage really had super qualities and appeal. 
> You're right about the APIs David. But on the cvs logs, I saw some minor 
> action in cvs several weeks ago. Not enough though to make it work right. 
> (or because I did not have enough information to make it work right due to 
> lack of doc).
> 
> IMVHO, marrying a product to a particular OS or WM is a poor choice. 
> Making engage only compatible with E17 as a module and forsaking 
> standalone is a shame.
> 
> I think that if engage standalone is to survive, it will have to fork off 
> the existing modular project and become independent. Next, it will have to 
> have a standardized, non-eap-style, method of accessing programs and 
> objects. .desktop files are so small as are most png files, there's no 
> point to package them.
> 
> Anyway, thanks for preventing me from beating my head against a wall (for 
> now, anyway). :)

e17 no longer uses eaps - it uses .desktop files just like gnome/kde (it
follows the standards). again - it's in engage's ball court. efl/e has moved on
during development.

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> Peter
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