RFC: refactoring window-register as widget-register + containing window

Dave Peticolas dave@krondo.com
25 Nov 2001 17:41:22 -0800


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On Sun, 2001-11-25 at 17:26, Derek Atkins wrote:
> Dave Peticolas <dave@krondo.com> writes:
>=20
> > Right, but other things may need to know the cell, too.
> >=20
> > In implementing the 'icing' you will still need to
> > be able to refer to specific cells in non-generic code.
> > For example, in auto-completion, you generall only fill
> > in some of the fields, so you need to be able to specify
> > which ones.
> >=20
> > Likewise, when displaying one cell, you may need to know
> > the contents of another. For example, the account you have
> > selected will determine the fraction used to display the
> > split amount.
>=20
> I guess I'll figure this all out...  One would think you could
> refer to the cell by it's location.  But whatever.  I'll figure
> it out from here, I think.

Ok, just one more point :) You *could* refer to the cell
by its location. But that makes your model dependent on
your layout in a brittle way. Better to have actual names.

dave


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