Re: Function categories

[Ben Pfaff]

John Darrington <address@hidden> writes:

> On Mon, Apr 16, 2007 at 08:39:19AM -0600, Ben Pfaff wrote:
>
>      > Would it be possible to make an api which provides an iterator which
>      > can be used to return all the functions which belong to a given
>      > combination of catagories?  It may be better to use bitfields instead
>      > of sequential enums.
>      
>      I was thinking more of an API that directly exports a hierarchy
>      of categories containing functions.  Based on a quick look at the
>      GTK docs, this could be pushed into a GtkTreeStore pretty easily?
>
> I guess that approach is possible.  But it does involve unnecessary
> copying of data, and it does mean that if we later decide to change
> the view presented to the user, it's more difficult.  [...]

OK.  I'll think of implementation approaches.  A bitwise approach
might be a good choice, as you say.
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Ben Pfaff 
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