Re: Why initialize the menubar without Interface Builder

FROM : Jon Hess
DATE : Mon Nov 05 19:55:54 2007

Hey Rob -

On Nov 3, 2007, at 8:29 PM, Rob Keniger wrote:

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> On 04/11/2007, at 11:45 AM, Chris Hanson wrote:
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>> This is one of those cases where there really is no trade-off: 
>> Interface Builder *could* support textual nib files that *do* 
>> handle diff and merge straight from SCM tools reasonably well.  It 
>> just *doesn't*.  No capabilities of the current system would be 
>> lost, and there would be straightforward developer benefit for what 
>> are becoming increasingly common cases.

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> The new .xib files in IB3 seem to be a big step forward here in that 
> they are both textual and diffable. Or am I missing the point?


They are human readable, and while diff support works, it could be 
much better. Merging is still not possible. XIB files are a step in 
the right direction, but they aren't a solution.

Jon Hess