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From: chari@nueces.cactus.org (Chris Whatley)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next
Subject: Re: Looking for a Browser object
Message-ID: <1989Nov10.023803.13934@nueces.cactus.org>
Date: 10 Nov 89 02:38:03 GMT
References: <14715332JEP@MSU> <2241@hudson.acc.virginia.edu>
Organization: Nueces Inc.
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pmy@jeeves.acc.Virginia.EDU (Pete Yadlowsky) writes:

>In article <14715332JEP@MSU> 15332JEP@MSU.BITNET (Jeff Piper) writes:
>>I am working on a windowed news reader for the NeXT machine.  I am currently
>>using two side by side scroll views to simulate a Browser.  I would like to use
>>a real Browser object.  Anyone on the net or at NeXT Inc. willing to supply the
>>source for a Browser object?

>I'm working on just such a thing. I've often wondered why a Browser object
>wasn't included in the appkit. Anyway, my approach begins with the creation
>of a BrowserBay object which consists of a label field, a scrolling body
>(SelectionCell matrix) and up/down scrolling buttons. One or more 
>BrowserBays are then wrapped (perhaps with option horizontal scrollers)
>into a `BrowserView'. I'll make all this available for ftp when ready,
>unless somebody beats me to it.

Damn you people! I'm doing one too. Instead of using a browser object, I have implemented a
scrolling matrix of button cells for various lists in need. I plan to add nntp support
later. I also use NN's nnmaster to maintain an index of all the current news so there is
no waiting. Are y'all doing it totally OO or are you just grafting the interface onto
rn? Maybe we should collaborate? I have a number of useful objects already implemented
which do news-type things. I'll be ready to test by thanksgiving.

Chris

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