[DUG] Another reason for Delphi to move to MultiPlatforms

[Todd Martin]

Hi Jolyon
>> The UI layer may need to be specific to the supported platform, but
>> hopefully the business logic will be portable.
> 
> Yep, which is why I think a single-source cross platform *V*CLX is a
> pipe-dream.

Haven't FPC/Lazarus already achieved this?

> 
> I would be more excited about x-platform Delphi if Embarcadero were being
> (to my mind) more realistic and providing platform specific *visual*
> component libraries, built on top of a common non-visual framework, rather
> than a one-size-fits-all curates egg.
> 
> 
>> I purchased one of the Wacom Bamboo Fun Pen and Touch devices on the
>> weekend.
> 
> aiui the Bamboo's don't support the Windows 7 multi-touch interfaces.
> 
> Delphi's gesture engine *should* still work as the Bamboo pad tracking
> should be simply mapping onto regular mouse messages, but you won't be able
> to recognize multi-touch gestures, even on Win 7, as I believe these are
> handled by the Bamboo driver before they reach the OS.
> 
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