Context Sensitive Gui Library

[jkpl via Digitalmars-d]

On Saturday, 11 April 2015 at 05:45:10 UTC, Rikki Cattermole 
wrote:
> On 11/04/2015 5:43 p.m., Rashad Vinshy wrote:
>> CSGL:
>>
>> I would like to announce the release of my beta library for D!
>>
>> What is the best plan of action at this point to contribute it 
>> to the D
>> community? (the library still needs debugging and optimization 
>> support,
>> I've only tested it on my machine)
>>
>> For those interested the library hast he following features 
>> currently
>> supported:
>>
>>
>> 1. CSGL exists on a series of overlays over the workspace - by 
>> simply
>> design one can simulate traditional gui's.
>>
>> 2. CSGL has context sensitive capabilities - Allows one to 
>> change the
>> gui depending on what actions have previously taken place.
>>
>> 3. CSGL is intelligent and can find optimal patterns in your 
>> work flow.
>> You are presented with what you need at that point. The self 
>> modifying
>> gui can adapt not only visual elements but also context 
>> sensitive
>> hotkeys, mouse interact, and even things such as MIDI, OSC, 
>> COM, etc.
>>
>> 4. CSGL has a built in fully capable scripting editor. One can 
>> not only
>> write their on wrappers around the gui elements but also 
>> design commonly
>> used macros to reduce complex gui interaction tasks. One can 
>> even do
>> such things as animation using the scripting language
>>
>> 5. CSGL has pluggable modules that can be freely used by any 
>> gui that
>> recognizes them. One can also access them through scripting.
>>
>> 6. The visual template of the gui can be easily changed 
>> through the gui
>> template library. (your apps can be reskinned by a few clicks)
>>
>> 7. Full multi-monitor support, including automatically 
>> tracking usage
>> patterns to present the user with the best possible scenario.
>>
>> 8. Full User-Edit mode. By a special hotkey the user can go 
>> into edit
>> mode and configure and edit the different gui elements. The 
>> same editor
>> is used to the design the gui.
>>
>>
>> Features to come: Full GUI editor(not done yet). Something 
>> like Blend.
>>
>>
>> --
>>
>> Next week I will be able to upload a working demo that shows 
>> off some of
>> the capabilities; Some of the graphics treats such as alpha 
>> channel
>> tricks, along with how context sensitive gui's work.
>>
>> The demo is a graphics program that essentially changes the 
>> gui as you
>> change your working actions. If you use the paintbrush tool, 
>> not only do
>> the other tools reorder themselves, they also can(but not 
>> necessarily)
>> configure themselves to present to you similar choices that 
>> were used
>> before in similar contexts. In this case(of a new user) a 
>> circular
>> swatch is present to the user that surrounds the canvas for 
>> easy color
>> access that is on it's own overlay along with the right mouse 
>> button
>> becoming a different function(from a secondary drawing tool 
>> function to
>> an eraser. This was done by scripting side to show how it can 
>> be used).
>>
>> Also, If anyone is interested in helping with this project 
>> please let me
>> know.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> RV
>
> Thats nice. Now where is the source code?

Same here...quite amused. I think that now he's gone in nothern 
Yukkon to kill the bear whose skin just been sold.

Though i might be wrong.