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From: "Boyd Roberts" <boyd@planete.net>
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Subject: Re: [9fans] Limbo Tk FAQ?
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Date: Fri, 25 May 2001 14:44:32 +0200
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> I haven't tried VB or VC++, ...

i've written some amount of C with VC++ and it's throroughly
unpleasant.  there are at least three problems:

    - windows' environment
    - the documentation is unreadable
    - there are some things you can't do in C that you have
      to do in C++.  toolbars spring to mind.  you can't write
      them in C, 'cos there's not enough documentation so
      you're committed smashing the two worlds together.

toolbars are yet another demonstration of a broken design.
if it was obvious what the icons did you wouldn't need
the text to pop up when you mouse over them.