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+App Builder
+
+This is a Seed based application builder.. - currently basically a prototype..
+
+
+The idea is that it can build applications both web based (using roojs) and Desktop based using Gtk
+and the gobject introspection bindings.
+
+It's kind of like Glade on steroids..
+
+----------------------------------------------------
+Usage:
+
+seed gtkrun.js Builder
+
+-> create a project
+-> add a folder to the project
+-> add a file to the project..
+Files are JSON data files at present.. 
+
+-----------------------------------------------------
+Where it is..
+
+* basic builder app runs - you can build a tree of elements making up a interface for roo and gtk.
+* listeners are  created correctly.
+* listeners with gtk prototypes
+* Gtk properties that are enums - now show a combo selector..
+* application is used to write itself...
+* Projects can be created and deleted (basically a directory)
+* sourceview to uses spaces rather than tabs. (and autoindents..)
+* Help view - load docs..
+* highlight in gtk preview - works but is klunky..
+
+-----------------------------------------------------
+
+TODO (Gtk)
+* Dialog buttons - need special rendering on preview.
+* Icon-size (should be an enum...??)
+* (Image|....??? ).stock - should be a list of stock icons..
+* fix pulldowns for types.. - it's a bit hap hazard with the delayed / loading of settings.
+* packing - gather from methods to find out which match.. (including false)
+* adding a file does not display on project tree straight awya..
+* templates for elements... - eg. defaults for classic elements.
+* sort out add heirachy for Gtk..
+* Project Tree needs to work perhaps like a left hand popout.
+* make heirachy editor...
+* new file = should specify type (eg. gtk window etc..)
+* Help view - next/back.. url?
+-----------------------------------------------------
+
+TODO (Roo)
+* Support for baseURL.. ?? auth? - project properties..
+
+-----------------------------------------------------
+
+Thoughts...
+* Widget definition files..
+-> defaults  { ... }
+-> onAdd(name_of_parent, cfg) { modifies defaults.. }
+-> validParents : [ .... ]
+-> validChildren???: [ .... ]
+
+* how to handle stuff like GtkTable.. - 
+ - needs cols,rows in constructor.
+ - child properties do not appear to work?  -- investigate?
+
+
+-----------------------------------------------------
+Concepts
+
+Basically both Roo and JS are built using a tree of elements (tagged with xtype/xns)
+sub elements always go in the items array..
+we have some special properties of elements, eg.
+
+*prop (a property of the parent)
+xtype (element type) eg. Window / Button etc..
+|xns  (namespace) = eg. Gtk/Roo etc.
+
+|**** anything starting with a pipe is raw data field rather than quoted..
+
+
+each element can have a property listeners which is where the listeners go...
+
+