[Gambas-user] Why is LCDNumber deprecated?

[Tobias Boege]

On Fri, 30 Aug 2013, Beno?t Minisini wrote:
> Le 30/08/2013 09:22, Tobias Boege a ?crit :
> > On Fri, 30 Aug 2013, Beno?t Minisini wrote:
> >> Le 23/08/2013 13:50, Tobias Boege a ?crit :
> >>> Hi Benoit,
> >>>
> >>> the docs say that LCDNumber is deprecated and that one should use LCDLabel
> >>> instead. I can partly understand the reason: each number can be converted to
> >>> a string so no need to have a LCDNumber. (Or is there any other reason?)
> >>>
> >>> However, it indeed is some nice shortcut with its Value property and the
> >>> conversion constants. I'd personally like to keep it. What do you think?
> >>>
> >>> Regards,
> >>> Tobi
> >>>
> >>
> >> LCDLabel.Value added in revision #5819.
> >>
> >
> > So you suggest to also remove the article about LCDNumber from our book
> > because the class will vanish soon? (Or asked a different way: Is there a
> > "removal schedule" for deprecated classes?)
> >
> > Regards,
> > Tobi
> >
> 
> "deprecated" means "do not use it anymore, it will be removed in the 
> next *major* release of Gambas, i.e. Gambas 4.
> 

Alright. Thanks.

Regards,
Tobi