I just tried porting a basic db test app from delphi to lazarus with my contorls, and…
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At 00:27 15-9-2003, Mattias Gaertner wrote:
>On Sun, 14 Sep 2003 14:51:53 -0400
>Andrew Johnson wrote:
>
> > I just tried porting a basic db test app from delphi to lazarus with
> > my contorls, and found that at least in my D4 there is no
> > MaskEdit.pas, its called Mask.. Do we want to change the name for
> > compatibility? I know we have to include extra files in a few cases,
> > but not sure how wise name changes are if we want ease of conversion.
> > Its not a big deal to me really, just thought I should make sure it
> > gets brought up. :)
>
>Just my personal two cents:
>It is just an identifier, so I have no problem to rename it, if this
>makes porting code easier.
>But:
>1. IMO "mask" is not a descriptive name for this unit.
>2. IMO it is a bad idea to call an unit like a common identifier.
>3. Delphi compatibility is a nice feature, but there are places, where
>I'm sure, borland themselves would change it, if they could.
Indeed, if you look at D4,5,6,7 unit names and contents change
>BTW, I think, we should rename LCLLinux. Any suggestions?
>It contains the functions to the LCL interfaces. Maybe LCLIntf.
Your reading my mind :-)
No problem. ;)
A few days ago I was thinking the same, only didn't mail about it. I was also thinking about LCLIntf
It's a frequently used unit, so I will wait with the rename for other comments.
Mattias