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Re: Can you drag and drop a Windows file into a Draw Widget? [message #26903 is a reply to message #26376] Tue, 02 October 2001 14:34 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
John-David T. Smith is currently offline  John-David T. Smith
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Richard Younger wrote:
>
> Richard Younger wrote:
>>
>> *mumble* *mumble* ... Liam's recent post ... *mumble* IDL 5.5
>> *mumble mumble* ... http://www.rsinc.com/newsletter/#IDLCS ...
>> *mumble mumble* ... ActiveX container ... *mumble* ... might be
>> able to do what you want ... *mumble* ... don't really know ...
>> *mumble* ... sounds promising.
>>
>> A non-answer.
>
> *Stops, thinks a minute*
>
> Hmm. On further reflection, I'm thinking that the whole ActiveX
> container thing is much more likely to allow you to embed your picture
> in a widget without actually importing it into an IDL-manipulatable
> form. Drat. I knew I was mumbling for a reason.
>
> Hopefully one of these days, I'll actually know what I'm talking about.
>

Not to mention the glaring fact that all this ActiveX nonsense actively
defeats cross-platform compatibility, the glorious praises of which RSI
sings itself in rich falsetto. It's a song fading noticeably into the
background as the drone of Microsoft Musak creeps steadily higher in
volume. No wonder I can't hear the birds singing anymore.

JD
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