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GTK+OSX for Mac OS X Aqua

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the making-cross-platform-groovy dept.

Scott Sheppard writes "GTK+OSX has released a native Mac OS X Aqua port of the Linux-based GTK+ open source graphical user interface library. GTK+ (GIMP Toolkit) is a popular widget library supporting graphical applications for Linux. GTK+OSX version 0.1 is an alpha release intended for developers." This could make The Gimp cozy for MacHeads without installing XDarwin and OroborOSX. Looking good!

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  1. Looking good? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny


    No way...it looks terrible just like all GTK apps. Putting GTK on Aqua is like putting Janet Reno in Playboy.

    1. Re:Looking good? by mschoolbus · · Score: 2, Funny

      Well maybe some of us would like to see Janet Reno in Playboy... Just like some of us would like to run GTK apps on Aqua...

      Its all about choices isn't it? But I do believe the Janet Reno choice is morally wrong.

    2. Re:Looking good? by IndoorCat · · Score: 2, Funny
      I do believe the Janet Reno choice is morally wrong.

      I agree. Give me Madeline Albright any day.

  2. Re:This could make The Gimp cozy for MacHeads?? by veddermatic · · Score: 5, Funny

    I learned to get across the room by breaking glass on the floor then stripping naked and wrigginlg across it while squeezing lemon juice on my body.

    Every time I try to use my "legs" it seems akward.

    If you like the GIMP, neat, it's dirt cheap, and it does some stuff that PS does.. but boy howdy, comparing GIP to Photoshop is, well, re-read that first part of my post. I'm a professional designer... I looked into the GIMP when I was going ot leave WInderz for Linux.... I gave it plenty of time and effort, but sorry, the GIMP UI was designed by an evil robot who's only job it was to make a horrible UI. =)

    I left Windows tho... Mmm, photoshop on OS X.

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  3. Re:First impertinent post by llamalicious · · Score: 5, Funny
    Im looking forward to throwing out Photoshop in favour of The Gimp.

    That's enough outta you, mister. Your black turtleneck and beret are being confiscated!

    Pffft.

  4. Re:My only wish... by sporty · · Score: 3, Funny
    Gentoo is the fastest Linux on PPC and it beats all others (on PPC) including Mac OS X;


    And Mac OS X gets Gentoo in a sleeper hold! But Gentoo breaks it. Oh, kick to the midsection.

    C'mmon.. can we please stop making absolute statements? Especially with no foundation?
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  5. Re:Why GTK? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Tsk tsk. Comparing Gnome to KDE is like arguing over whether the Corvair is better than the Edsel; it ignores the fact that BOTH SUCK.

    Why are so many Lunix geeks afraid of using a Mac? Because they know that once the start both using and programming in Mac OS X, they'll never be able to go back to their circa-1990 desktops and APIs again.

  6. Re:First impertinent post by Twirlip+of+the+Mists · · Score: 3, Funny

    Oh and I'd much rather not use Objective-C for anything, I find it incredibly hard to read...

    Like Python is easy on the eyes? My kingdom for a damn semicolon! ;-)

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  7. Re:So when do we get GTKRadiant then?? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    My God, I'd better post anonymously to protect my precious Karma! Remind me again what the hell it's good for?

    It can be redeemed for valuable prizes, such as a year's supply of Rice-a-Roni ("The San Francisco Treat!") or the home version of our game.