Re: What is TRichEdit control?

On Mon, 2004-08-16 at 10:54, Alan Dayley wrote:
> The Rich Text Editor is, in fact, a very useful tool for applications that
> need a "built-in" editor, per se. But calling Linux primitive because it
> does not have a direct replacement for that particular control is like
> saying my whole house is primitive because I don't have a fully integrated
> home theater system. Just as I can get most of the functionaliy of an
> integrated theater system from parts and pieces that I put together, Linux
> can provide the same user experience as the Rich Text Editor by using
> other methods.

Couldn't you accomplish the same thing by Bonobo embedding GtkHTML
(which is how Evolution works) or I think the GEdit is even embeddable
(which has syntax highlighting and other cool features). If he asks
again tell him that you think that Windows is inferior because you can't
embedded VIM into your mail client ;)

http://www.opensky.ca/gnome-vim/evolution.png

        --Ted