Window creation, for phobos?

[Rikki Cattermole via Digitalmars-d]

On 30/01/2015 3:30 p.m., Tofu Ninja wrote:
> On Thursday, 29 January 2015 at 23:03:51 UTC, Rikki Cattermole wrote:
>> I can think of a way to do that by using Derelict-Util ;) for xlib for
>> example.
>> But it is an implementation detail. You won't build a D app for
>> Android without being aware it is an Android app and need special
>> treatment.
>> The thing I like about Google Material Design, is its basically
>> designed to work as one "window" which makes things easier cross
>> platform.
>
> The one window thing is something that I have been thinking about a lot
> as well, it seems to really simplify ui design and the loss is fairly
> small. I am not even sure it is a loss, fewer windows can be seen as a
> plus to a lot of people. Also like you said, it makes it much simpler
> for cross platform.

I don't believe something like Google Material Design is appropriate for 
phobos. We're just too desktop focused.

> One thing that is often never mentioned is metro apps, which is again a
> one window design. A lot of people seem to dislike them, but I attribute
> it to growing pains. Using them with a touch screen is an absolute
> delight and once you get used to them the mouse it just as good.
>
> Touch should not be thought of as a less important feature, and pen
> input as well for that matter. Any attempt to make an input framework
> later down the road should have strong support for touch and at least
> good support for pen, as well as mouse and keyboard.

I can't really handle that right now, no gear that supports it.