how to extend an instance of visual class: was using RADs in OO way

[Serge Boiko]

Alex Martelli wrote:

> 
> This separation is or should be important to everybody.  Nevertheless
> getting the right classes in the GUI designer's palette is still useful,
> if an when feasible -- more for things that affect geometry I guess, if
> geometry (layout) is all you care about, but still...


It *must* be important, but unfortunately IDE designers don't care. 
IMHO it's hard to produce a good code using most popular RADs (in fact
it's generally hard :-)).

http://www.javaworld.com/javaworld/jw-07-1999/jw-07-toolbox.html is a nice 
discussion of this topic.

Thanks again.
-Serge