[Mono-list] RE: Getting System.Drawing to work and a windows.forms question

Miguel de Icaza miguel@ximian.com
Sat, 28 Feb 2004 12:41:28 -0500


Hello,

> >>Am I right in thinking that you can use windows.forms now, but through
> WINE? 
> >>If so, will you need to use it through wine in the future, or will it
> be 
> >>available built in to mono once it has been implemented?
> 
> Hi!. I am not so sure, but I think Mono's implementation of
> System.Drawing will continue being based on Cairo which I think needs a
> special version of Wine. Until now Mono make this upgrade of Wine
> automatically.

You are confused.

System.Drawing requires Cairo.

System.Windows.Forms requires Wine and System.Drawing.

There is no System.Drawing dependency on Wine.

Miguel