i am aware of the efficiency of c/c++. The simple fact is anytime _any_ program has to perform additional tasks it will be slower. The issue isnt wether or not it will be slower but by how noticeable the slowdown is. Now for a smaller dialog perhaps the speed is irrelevant. However were talking about mirc script. Ive yet to see any two scripts implemented the same way. There are no standards whatsoever (at least none ive seen) i have seen dialogs using tabs with way more than 20 or even 50 controls. imagine having several dialogs open at once.
Im not doubting the validity of the idea in fact it would be a much welcomed addition but we cant overlook all issues. anyhow its a good idea one ive implemented with hash tables (cold how is it yours isnt using hash's are the dialogs small?)
