Re: [platform-swt-dev] Subclassing Shell

[Steve Northover <Steve_Northover@xxxxxxxxxx>]

To really answer this question, you
need to describe the cases that make sense to you.  The technical
reaons are that the Shell class was not designed to be subclassed and is
different on different platforms.

Markus Enzenberger <me@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent by: platform-swt-dev-admin@xxxxxxxxxxx 01/07/2004 09:21 PM Please respond to platform-swt-dev

To:        platform-swt-dev@xxxxxxxxxxx         cc:                 Subject:        [platform-swt-dev] Subclassing Shell

The Eclipse API specification 2.0 for class Shell
says:
"This class is not intended to be subclassed"

I read the article "Creating Your Own Widgets using SWT" and
understood the 
points made against direct subclassing, but I think in some cases 
subclassing Shell can make sense.

So my question is: is there a technical reason not to subclass Shell?
could anyone explain it?

Thanks

- Markus

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