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Fw: [platform-swt-dev] MacOS X support in 3.0

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https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=37708

----- Forwarded by Veronika Irvine/Ottawa/IBM on 05/28/2003 04:57 PM -----


Veronika Irvine
05/28/2003 04:53 PM

        To:     platform-swt-dev@xxxxxxxxxxx
        cc: 
        From:   Veronika Irvine/Ottawa/IBM@IBMCA
        Subject:        Re: [platform-swt-dev] MacOS X support in 3.0

To be honest, there is only a small list of things that are not yet 
implemented on the Mac:

 - Printing
 - Accessibility
 - DBCS and BIDI
 - Program (access to Registry type capabilities)

(please correct me if you see any other large items that are missing)

Drag and Drop is almost complete and Tracker has been implemented.

While the 3.0 plan was being debated, allot of work kept going on in the 
trenches and a large amount of what we wanted to include for 3.0 actually 
got done before the plan was announced.

We spent a fair amount of effort in 2.1 to get the Mac port to a 
reasonable state and the plan just reflects the fact that we need to focus 
on some other areas (that will be across all platforms) for now.

A deferred item does not mean it will not happen for 3.0 - if we get some 
help from outside or find some extra time ourselves, we will continue to 
make progress.  It just means we can't make any promises.






Blake Meike <blakem@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent by: platform-swt-dev-admin@xxxxxxxxxxx
05/28/2003 03:35 PM
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        Subject:        Re: [platform-swt-dev] MacOS X support in 3.0


Not to be an nag, but, to repeat, what was the reasoning behind the 
lack of support for OS X?  Is it too much work?  Is it too much work 
given the size of the user community?  Is it that Apple hasn't yet 
confirmed that they will be using the PowerPC970? ;)

Really, I'm curious.
   Blake Meike

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