On Tue, 19 Nov 2002, Buddy Brannan wrote: <snip> > Interfaces are generally separated from the main > program--this isn't true of Windows and its ilk. Certainly it isn't > always true under GNU/Linux and other Un*x-like environments either, > but it's true enough that I don't think we need worry about text > consoles going away any time very soon. Actually, to be fair this isn't strictly true. For example, I know for a fact that some programs under Windows (a good friend of mine wrote one for example), have separate .dlls for the user interface, to make threading easier, and to try and offset some of the inherent instability provided by the underlying operating system. -- Toby Fisher Email: toby at tjfisher.co.uk Tel.: +44(0)1480 417272 Mobile: +44(0)7974 363239 ICQ: #61744808 Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments. See http://www.fsf.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html
