Yes, that is just the alpha license. Have not decided what the
release license will be. Certainly could be EPL. If the present
license is a cause for concern, please consider it equivalent to an
EPL license, without source, and a request not to publicly
redistribute.
If there is interest, I could contribute the code for incorporation
into Eclipse. The "correct" way to implement Bent would require
modifications to at least the Display, Decorations, and Os classes.
Even then, it would only benefit the Windows platform. Don't know
if that limitation would disqualify Bent from being incorporated.
Another thought is to establish some kind of an umbrella project for
EclipseColorThemes, Jeeeyul Themes, Bent, and others. We are each
addressing mostly different aspects of theming, but without some
coordination, the chances of code/configuration conflicts is
reasonably high.
I am also dealing with a number of visual artifacts that seem to be
caused by how different widgets interact differently with the
WinProc call. These artifacts are present, but not visible, when
the platform runs without Bent active. They become more visibly
pronounced with darker themes. Getting appropriate evaluation and
fixes applied in a timely manner would certainly be helped by
gaining the support of the E4 community.
I had hoped, if there was sufficient initial interest, to move on to
discussing these issues.
For those who have installed Bent, could you please check the Core
Status at the bottom of the Certiv Tools->Bent Themes preference
page. There is a figure of merit shown for the hook device,
expected to be @10 or @12. Please let me know if you are showing a
different value. If below @10, do you have any other early startup
plugins installed (apart from the Marketplace client, Equinox
updater, and RelEng)?
Thanks,
Gerald
On 7/29/2013 4:54 AM, Wim Jongman
wrote:
Hi Gerald.
It looks really cool and promising. However, I agree that
the license is a bit odd [*]. Does this mean you are not going
to release it under the EPL? If you don't then why do you want
us to look at it?
Regards,
Wim
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