Named multi-imports

[Johnson via Digitalmars-d]

Why can't we name multiple imports?

import x = a, b, c;

only a is part of x, b and c are not named!

this can cause some major problems(or the lack of a correctly 
solution).

For example,

gdk and gtk both have window. Both imports are needed and both 
define many public imports that create a huge spaghetti of mixed 
imports. In my code, even without gdk.Window imported, I am 
getting variables that are of that time, even though I import 
gtk.Window. I declare the variables as Window because it is 
automatically generated code and I do not know the actual 
import(well, unless I manually create a map from all the D 
imports to the glade types).

But I use gdk in just a few areas.

The only solution is to create a separate pulbic imports file 
that holds all the imports, but this creates extra files.

Why not something like

import x = {a,b,c};

?


It's a natural extension, makes sense, and should be easy to work 
out. Avoids having extra files for no other reason that to do the 
above and should easily solve the conflicts. What's nice about it 
is that we can even do

import x =
{
  a,
  b,
  c
};

which is like

public
{

}

@{att}
{

}


etc...




See what I mean:



public import gtk.AboutDialog;
public import gtk.AccelGroup;
public import gtk.AccelLabel;
public import gtk.AccelMap;
public import gtk.Accessible;
public import gtk.Action;
public import gtk.ActionableIF;
public import gtk.ActionableT;
public import gtk.ActionBar;
public import gtk.ActionGroup;
public import gtk.ActivatableIF;
public import gtk.ActivatableT;
public import gtk.Adjustment;
public import gtk.Alignment;
public import gtk.AppChooserButton;
public import gtk.AppChooserDialog;
public import gtk.AppChooserIF;
public import gtk.AppChooserT;
public import gtk.AppChooserWidget;
public import gtk.Application;
public import gtk.ApplicationWindow;
public import gtk.Arrow;
public import gtk.ArrowAccessible;
public import gtk.AspectFrame;
public import gtk.Assistant;
public import gtk.Bin;
public import gtk.BindingEntry;
public import gtk.BindingSet;
public import gtk.BooleanCellAccessible;
public import gtk.Border;
public import gtk.Box;
public import gtk.BuildableIF;
public import gtk.BuildableT;
public import gtk.Builder;
public import gtk.Button;
public import gtk.ButtonAccessible;
public import gtk.ButtonBox;
public import gtk.Calendar;
public import gtk.CellAccessible;
public import gtk.CellAccessibleParentIF;
public import gtk.CellAccessibleParentT;
public import gtk.CellArea;
public import gtk.CellAreaBox;
public import gtk.CellAreaClass;
public import gtk.CellAreaContext;
public import gtk.CellEditable;
public import gtk.CellEditableIF;
public import gtk.CellEditableT;
public import gtk.CellLayoutIF;
public import gtk.CellLayoutT;
public import gtk.CellRenderer;
public import gtk.CellRendererAccel;
public import gtk.CellRendererClass;
public import gtk.CellRendererCombo;
public import gtk.CellRendererPixbuf;
public import gtk.CellRendererProgress;
public import gtk.CellRendererSpin;
public import gtk.CellRendererSpinner;
public import gtk.CellRendererText;
public import gtk.CellRendererToggle;
public import gtk.CellView;
public import gtk.CheckButton;
public import gtk.CheckMenuItem;
public import gtk.CheckMenuItemAccessible;
public import gtk.Clipboard;
public import gtk.ColorButton;
public import gtk.ColorChooserDialog;
public import gtk.ColorChooserIF;
public import gtk.ColorChooserT;
public import gtk.ColorChooserWidget;
public import gtk.ColorSelection;
public import gtk.ColorSelectionDialog;
public import gtk.ComboBox;
public import gtk.ComboBoxAccessible;
public import gtk.ComboBoxText;
public import gtk.Container;
public import gtk.ContainerAccessible;
public import gtk.ContainerCellAccessible;
public import gtk.ContainerClass;
public import gtk.CssProvider;
public import gtk.CssSection;
public import gtk.Dialog;
public import gtk.DragAndDrop;
public import gtk.DrawingArea;
public import gtk.EditableIF;
public import gtk.EditableT;
public import gtk.Entry;
public import gtk.EntryAccessible;
public import gtk.EntryBuffer;
public import gtk.EntryCompletion;
public import gtk.EventBox;
public import gtk.EventController;
public import gtk.Expander;
public import gtk.ExpanderAccessible;
public import gtk.FileChooserButton;
public import gtk.FileChooserDialog;
public import gtk.FileChooserIF;
public import gtk.FileChooserNative;
public import gtk.FileChooserT;
public import gtk.FileChooserWidget;
public import gtk.FileFilter;
public import gtk.Fixed;
public import gtk.FlowBox;
public import gtk.FlowBoxAccessible;
public import gtk.FlowBoxChild;
public import gtk.FlowBoxChildAccessible;
public import gtk.FontButton;
public import gtk.FontChooserDialog;
public import gtk.FontChooserIF;
public import gtk.FontChooserT;
public import gtk.FontChooserWidget;
public import gtk.FontSelection;
public import gtk.FontSelectionDialog;
public import gtk.Frame;
public import gtk.FrameAccessible;
public import gtk.Gesture;
public import gtk.GestureDrag;
public import gtk.GestureLongPress;
public import gtk.GestureMultiPress;
public import gtk.GesturePan;
public import gtk.GestureRotate;
public import gtk.GestureSingle;
public import gtk.GestureSwipe;
public import gtk.GestureZoom;
public import gtk.GLArea;
public import gtk.Gradient;
public import gtk.Grid;
public import gtk.HandleBox;
public import gtk.HBox;
public import gtk.HButtonBox;
public import gtk.HeaderBar;
public import gtk.HPaned;
public import gtk.HScale;
public import gtk.HScrollbar;
public import gtk.HSeparator;
public import gtk.HSV;
public import gtk.IconFactory;
public import gtk.IconInfo;
public import gtk.IconSet;
public import gtk.IconSize;
public import gtk.IconSource;
public import gtk.IconTheme;
public import gtk.IconView;
public import gtk.IconViewAccessible;
public import gtk.Image;
public import gtk.ImageAccessible;
public import gtk.ImageCellAccessible;
public import gtk.ImageMenuItem;
public import gtk.IMContext;
public import gtk.IMContextSimple;
public import gtk.IMMulticontext;
public import gtk.InfoBar;
public import gtk.Invisible;
public import gtk.Label;
public import gtk.LabelAccessible;
public import gtk.Layout;
public import gtk.LevelBar;
public import gtk.LevelBarAccessible;
public import gtk.LinkButton;
public import gtk.LinkButtonAccessible;
public import gtk.ListBox;
public import gtk.ListBoxAccessible;
public import gtk.ListBoxRow;
public import gtk.ListBoxRowAccessible;
public import gtk.ListStore;
public import gtk.LockButton;
public import gtk.LockButtonAccessible;
public import gtk.Main;
public import gtk.MainWindow;
public import gtk.Menu;
public import gtk.MenuAccessible;
public import gtk.MenuBar;
public import gtk.MenuButton;
public import gtk.MenuButtonAccessible;
public import gtk.MenuItem;
public import gtk.MenuItemAccessible;
public import gtk.MenuShell;
public import gtk.MenuShellAccessible;
public import gtk.MenuToolButton;
public import gtk.MessageDialog;
public import gtk.Misc;
public import gtk.ModelButton;
public import gtk.MountOperation;
public import gtk.NativeDialog;
public import gtk.Notebook;
public import gtk.NotebookAccessible;
public import gtk.NotebookPageAccessible;
public import gtk.NumerableIcon;
public import gtk.OffscreenWindow;
public import gtk.OrientableIF;
public import gtk.OrientableT;
public import gtk.Overlay;
public import gtk.PadController;
public import gtk.PageSetup;
public import gtk.Paned;
public import gtk.PanedAccessible;
public import gtk.PaperSize;
public import gtk.PlacesSidebar;
public import gtk.Plug;
public import gtk.Popover;
public import gtk.PopoverAccessible;
public import gtk.PopoverMenu;
public import gtk.PopupBox;
public import gtk.PrintContext;
public import gtk.PrintOperation;
public import gtk.PrintOperationPreview;
public import gtk.PrintOperationPreviewIF;
public import gtk.PrintOperationPreviewT;
public import gtk.PrintSettings;
public import gtk.ProgressBar;
public import gtk.ProgressBarAccessible;
public import gtk.RadioAction;
public import gtk.RadioButton;
public import gtk.RadioButtonAccessible;
public import gtk.RadioMenuItem;
public import gtk.RadioMenuItemAccessible;
public import gtk.RadioToolButton;
public import gtk.Range;
public import gtk.RangeAccessible;
public import gtk.RcProperty;
public import gtk.RcStyle;
public import gtk.RecentAction;
public import gtk.RecentChooserDialog;
public import gtk.RecentChooserIF;
public import gtk.RecentChooserMenu;
public import gtk.RecentChooserT;
public import gtk.RecentChooserWidget;
public import gtk.RecentFilter;
public import gtk.RecentInfo;
public import gtk.RecentManager;
public import gtk.RendererCellAccessible;
public import gtk.Requisition;
public import gtk.Revealer;
public import gtk.Scale;
public import gtk.ScaleAccessible;
public import gtk.ScaleButton;
public import gtk.ScaleButtonAccessible;
public import gtk.ScrollableIF;
public import gtk.ScrollableT;
public import gtk.Scrollbar;
public import gtk.ScrolledWindow;
public import gtk.ScrolledWindowAccessible;
public import gtk.SearchBar;
public import gtk.SearchEntry;
public import gtk.SelectionData;
public import gtk.Separator;
public import gtk.SeparatorMenuItem;
public import gtk.SeparatorToolItem;
public import gtk.Settings;
public import gtk.ShortcutLabel;
public import gtk.ShortcutsGroup;
public import gtk.ShortcutsSection;
public import gtk.ShortcutsShortcut;
public import gtk.ShortcutsWindow;
public import gtk.SizeGroup;
public import gtk.Socket;
public import gtk.SpinButton;
public import gtk.SpinButtonAccessible;
public import gtk.Spinner;
public import gtk.SpinnerAccessible;
public import gtk.Stack;
public import gtk.StackAccessible;
public import gtk.StackSidebar;
public import gtk.StackSwitcher;
public import gtk.Statusbar;
public import gtk.StatusbarAccessible;
public import gtk.StatusIcon;
public import gtk.StockItem;
public import gtk.Style;
public import gtk.StyleContext;
public import gtk.StyleProperties;
public import gtk.StyleProviderIF;
public import gtk.StyleProviderT;
public import gtk.Switch;
public import gtk.SwitchAccessible;
public import gtk.SymbolicColor;
public import gtk.Table;
public import gtk.TargetEntry;
public import gtk.TargetList;
public import gtk.TearoffMenuItem;
public import gtk.Testing;
public import gtk.TextAttributes;
public import gtk.TextBuffer;
public import gtk.TextCellAccessible;
public import gtk.TextChildAnchor;
public import gtk.TextIter;
public import gtk.TextMark;
public import gtk.TextTag;
public import gtk.TextTagTable;
public import gtk.TextView;
public import gtk.TextViewAccessible;
public import gtk.ThemingEngine;
public import gtk.ToggleAction;
public import gtk.ToggleButton;
public import gtk.ToggleButtonAccessible;
public import gtk.ToggleToolButton;
public import gtk.Toolbar;
public import gtk.ToolButton;
public import gtk.ToolItem;
public import gtk.ToolItemGroup;
public import gtk.ToolPalette;
public import gtk.ToolShellIF;
public import gtk.ToolShellT;
public import gtk.Tooltip;
public import gtk.ToplevelAccessible;
public import gtk.TreeDragDestIF;
public import gtk.TreeDragDestT;
public import gtk.TreeDragSourceIF;
public import gtk.TreeDragSourceT;
public import gtk.TreeIter;
public import gtk.TreeIterError;
public import gtk.TreeModel;
public import gtk.TreeModelFilter;
public import gtk.TreeModelIF;
public import gtk.TreeModelSort;
public import gtk.TreeModelT;
public import gtk.TreeNode;
public import gtk.TreePath;
public import gtk.TreeRowReference;
public import gtk.TreeSelection;
public import gtk.TreeSortableIF;
public import gtk.TreeSortableT;
public import gtk.TreeStore;
public import gtk.TreeView;
public import gtk.TreeViewAccessible;
public import gtk.TreeViewColumn;
public import gtk.UIManager;
public import gtk.VBox;
public import gtk.VButtonBox;
public import gtk.Version;
public import gtk.Viewport;
public import gtk.VolumeButton;
public import gtk.VPaned;
public import gtk.VScale;
public import gtk.VScrollbar;
public import gtk.VSeparator;
public import gtk.Widget;
public import gtk.WidgetAccessible;
public import gtk.WidgetClass;
public import gtk.WidgetPath;
public import gtk.Window;
public import gtk.WindowAccessible;
public import gtk.WindowGroup;
public import gdkpixbuf.PixbufFormat;
public import gdkpixbuf.Pixdata;
public import gio.AsyncResultIF;
public import gio.Cancellable;
public import gio.IconIF;
public import gio.IconT;
public import gio.InputStream;
public import gio.LoadableIconIF;
public import gio.LoadableIconT;
public import gio.OutputStream;
public import glib.Bytes;
public import glib.ConstructionException;
public import glib.ErrorG;
public import glib.GException;
public import glib.HashTable;
public import glib.ListSG;
public import glib.Str;
public import gobject.ObjectG;
public import gtkc.gdkpixbuf;
public import gtkc.gdkpixbuftypes;


and that's just for gtk(well, mainly).