[3468] in java-interest
Re: OLE Interfaces
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Michael Mehrle)
Mon Nov 13 22:02:16 1995
Date: Mon, 13 Nov 1995 16:18:19 -0700
To: java-interest@java.Eng.Sun.COM
From: michael@w3media.com (Michael Mehrle)
Cc: Horlock.Neil.@.ext06lon@ft.com (Horlock Neil)
>
>OLE would of course be OS dependent but as I understand it (in my fledgling
>state) the windows toolkit is an abstract class which has implementations for
>each specific OS. Would it therefore not be possible (indeed ideal) to
>implement a generic drag and drop class whoich would use OLE (or other such as
>DDE) on Microsoft platforms, Tooltalk on Unix platforms (esp. those with CDE)
>and whatever is relevent for MAC and any others.
>This would enable all implementors to cope with the applets using D&D or other
>OLE features and implent in a manner suitable to their platform. To my mind
>this would be much more in keeping with Java principles and would remove any
>payments that good old Bill might wish to tap us up for at a later date!
>
I certainly agree with the comment above. It would greatly decrease
development time and provide a `one-stop interface` without having to cope
with ten different operating systems. As a matter of fact, the foremost
*promise* of Java is to run independently on all supported platforms; it is
therefore almost mandatory to provide a generic class like the one
suggested above. I'm actually surprised to hear that it hasn't yet been
implemented yet.
Okay now, who is volunteering? ;)
Michael
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