FreeLists / haiku-appserver / [haiku-appserver] Re: investigating some bugs - Rudolf have a look at this please

[Adi Oanca <adioanca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Axel Dörfler wrote:
>>>I don't see this connection - sure the update code needs a basic 
>>>window 
>>>manager, but it could be worked on with what is there for weeks 
>>>AFAICT.
>>
>>      Yes, the basics of the window manager which handle the update 
>>region
>>are in place for weeks. I was referring to the fact I am indirectly 
>>working
>>at the update code by finishing the window manager.
> 
> I think I see your point.

        A bit late as this is the second time I say this. :-)

>>>Anyway, I am not the one to decide what you do and what not; I just 
>>>wanted to point out that your attitude may hurt development,
>>
>>      For the near future I had 3 tasks, 1) finish window manager, 2) 
>>finish
>>update code issues, 3) resume work at BWindow/BView.
>>      What would've you expect if one comes and says, I'll do 2), and you 
>>know
>>in 2 weeks time you would've started work at it?
> 
> That depends on the amount of preparation and planning I invested in 
> 2).

        See. That's exactly my point. I already said after I was done with
the clipping code I got the update code to work (as you know, it does not work
great, but it worked for what we needed at that moment). Then I realized that
for making it work just right I had to have a new, more clean and performant,
window manager (as you have noticed it doesn't have to be completed for the
update code to work) so I went into writing it. Now, when I'm done I would like
to continue from where I have left.
        That is what I wanted but, you don't always get what you want... :-)

> If I'd thought there was quite a bit of it, and another developer 
> wanted to work on 2), I would try to convince him that it would be 
> substantial more work for him than for me.

        Have I finally done that?

> Otherwise, I would start working on 3) :-)

        Agree.

>>>and is in general not very helpful.
>>
>>      I am VERY surprised you say that! Did I not helped Stephan by 
>>explaining
>>him app_server internals, where the problems are? Have I not 
>>responded to those
>>emails in which is was looking for help?
> 
> The way you understood this, you can indeed be very surprised. I meant 
> that strictly restricted to the matter (not wanting to give away a task 
> although it might be a good decision to do so).

        I still don't think it is a good decision. :-)

>>>And more importantly, BHandler and BLooper still need some work.
>>
>>      Like?
> 
> I've added some ToDo items, and also the recent problems found in 
> BLooper/BWindow, etc. For example, you will get plenty of 
> B_MESSAGE_NOT_UNDERSTOOD messages, which is not the case in BeOS (and I 
> just recently fixed an endless loop regarding those).

        I'll see what I can do.


bye,
Adi.