Re: Is GTK24 really needed?

From: Dom Lachowicz (domlachowicz_at_yahoo.com)
Date: Thu Mar 18 2004 - 10:22:03 EST

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    Hi Petr,

    > I'd like to ask, if it is really 100% necessary to
    > have
    > GTK24 branch? Wouldn't some #ifdef's be better
    > solution?

    We have a GTK24 branch so that we can play with GTK2.4
    as well as some other things, such as libgsf. Right
    now it is a developer's playground.

    > Will AbiWord-2.2 require gtk-2.4?

    No, it will not. A future version of AbiWord will
    require Gtk 2.4.
     
    > In my oppinion the only thing where gtk-2.4 really
    > matters
    > is the new filechooser. It would be nice OTOH, if
    > abiword
    > didn't force the users to use the latest gtk, if it
    > could
    > work without major problems with the older one.

    Important new widgets include:

    *) combo-box
    *) file selector
    *) toolbar
    *) menu actions

    I've heard too many complaints that our toolbar is too
    wide. So we'll use the new GtkToolbar API eventually.
    The combo-box supports auto-complete. This means that
    we could "auto-complete" font names. It's not
    essential, granted, but it's a nice little feature for
    our users. It is "polish."

    > And besides, maintaining yet another branch doesn't
    > seem like a very good idea.

    You're not maintaining it; there's no reason for you
    to complain. Let us have our fun.

    Best regards,
    Dom

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