[interfacekit] Re: a question about the Desktop

"Adi Oanca" <adioanca@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > "Adi Oanca" <adioanca@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > >     I don't have Tracker sources, I suspected that Tracker is a
> > > window but I
> > > was not sure... Thanks for clearing that.
> > >     So, it already accepts BViews, cool! if that servers to
> > > anybody... :-)
> > There is no window when Tracker is not running, but Tracker opens a
> > window using these special constants for look and feel:
> > kPrivateDesktopWindowLook, kPrivateDesktopWindowFeel
>     Where is it created, in constructor?
>     Well, I don't understand anymore... THE DESKTOP is a (B)Window or 
> NOT???

The desktop itself is just a BWindow. But when you quit Tracker, there 
is no desktop anymore, it's just a "canvas" or whatever. I don't know 
how it's done internally, though (it definitely still has a color :-).

>     [I don't have and can't get the sources now!] [nor have I BeOS 
> installed
> now - HDD problems! :-( ]

How did that happen?

> > And the window opened by Tracker does accept views, of course (how 
> > else
> > should it work, it's just a window).
>     What window?

What do you mean? hehe :-))

Bye,
   Axel.

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