[Bf-committers] possible redesign step?

[Jordi Rovira i Bonet]

Hello,
   I think that maybe the user interface in blender could be moved to 
ghost, or to a "separate" library on top of ghost. I've seen that most 
controls are implemented ina monolythic file called "interface.c".

    Separating it and maybe converting to C++ would have the following 
benefits:
    - easier to document
    - better extensibility,
    - portability: with a frozen interface for this library many things 
are possible like implementing skins or using other GUI libraries with 
wrappers. I've hear something about Aqua...
    - integration of other components: a python IDE has been proposed to 
develop blender (the editor is nice, but needs many features difficult 
to implement). That ide is written using wxWindows (which i personally 
dislike). If the UI in Blender was in a separate C++ library, and with 
some extensions, maybe that IDE could get ported to be native and 
completely integrated in blender windows?

    Drawbacks:
    - a lot of work? but mechanical.
    - all places in the code where ui is modified might need to be touched.

    I think that this could be a good improvement, and not a big 
redessign (that would move the changes to Blender 3). A way to do it 
could be to add that C++ library wrapping the current c functions so, we 
could get some of the benefits without many of the drawbacks, and maybe 
progressively switch all the code...

    Only some thoughts.

(bandoler)