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Re: GUI strategy advice needed [message #44244 is a reply to message #44149]

Wed, 25 May 2005 04:25

btt
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Registered: December 2000

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Michael Wallace wrote:
>> You probably know this already, but IDLgrColorbar has these properties
>> (in addition to a bunch of of others...) taken from an example
>> instance. They are not publicly exposed in IDL, but you could take
>> advantage of them the way you describe.
>
>
> I shy away from using things that are not in the public API. While what
> you say is true, it has a greater potential to lead to code that is hard
> to understand and maintain, especially if someone else is doing the
> understanding and maintaining. I'm a purist when it comes to coding
> style and I'll always try to fit into the public API, no matter the
> language being used. Going beyond the API is an absolute last resort.
>

Hi Mike,

Yes, I agree with you.

Cheers,
Ben

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		Re: GUI strategy advice needed By: Leslie Welser on Tue, 24 May 2005 14:29
		Re: GUI strategy advice needed By: Michael Wallace on Tue, 24 May 2005 13:24
		Re: GUI strategy advice needed By: btt on Tue, 24 May 2005 13:04
		Re: GUI strategy advice needed By: Michael Wallace on Tue, 24 May 2005 12:32
		Re: GUI strategy advice needed By: Michael Wallace on Tue, 24 May 2005 12:23
		Re: GUI strategy advice needed By: btt on Tue, 24 May 2005 12:04
		Re: GUI strategy advice needed By: Leslie Welser on Tue, 24 May 2005 11:34
		Re: GUI strategy advice needed By: David Fanning on Mon, 23 May 2005 12:53
		Re: GUI strategy advice needed By: Michael Wallace on Mon, 23 May 2005 12:40
		Re: GUI strategy advice needed By: David Fanning on Mon, 23 May 2005 09:34
		Re: GUI strategy advice needed By: Michael Wallace on Mon, 23 May 2005 09:20
		Re: GUI strategy advice needed By: David Fanning on Mon, 23 May 2005 09:03
		Re: GUI strategy advice needed By: n on Mon, 23 May 2005 08:46
		Re: GUI strategy advice needed By: David Fanning on Mon, 23 May 2005 05:34
		Re: GUI strategy advice needed By: btt on Wed, 25 May 2005 04:25

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