Hi Thorsten,
Lubomir, I really don't want to be a nag, and I'm getting the impression that this discussion is leading nowhere.
I will reply to the other parts of your post separately, but I am puzzled by this paragraph. I thought our discussion is going very well - we are exploring the benefits and drawbacks of using accessors vs pixel dereference adaptors. This discussion has been very valuable for me and I hope for other people following the list, so lets keep doing it. We are both using logical arguments and code to illustrate our points. I call this a very constructive discussion. A discussion that is based on subjective arguments would be going nowhere, but I thought this is not the case here. Please don't take it personally! And yes, email is a horrible means of communication... ;-) Lubomir