They're improving the file dialogs...
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Lisandro
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· Score: 3, Interesting
...which is good. The file chooser improved a lot on GTK2, but it could still use some polish.
BTW, does anyone knows if GTK supports the Composite render extension available on X.ORG? Or perhaps it has nothing to do with it and doesn't need it? I tried enabling compositing on XFCE 4.2rc2, and while the desktop looked MUCH better (with true transparency, window shadows and the works), it slowed my system to a crawl.
Re:They're improving the file dialogs...
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flithm
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· Score: 5, Interesting
Just so people don't get the wrong idea about Composite or Xorg, on my relatively modern (but by no means uber) computer xorg + composite + translucency + drop shadows doesn't slow it down one bit. In fact with all the effects on the windows actually appear to slide around smoother than they did before, although I'm sure this some kind of psychological effect.
Also of note is that I have one graphics card driving two monitors, and it's still not an issue.
Don't be afraid to try Composite on Xorg! And if you run into problems submit bug reports! Xorg has great promise. Let's all help to make it as good as it could be (and no I'm in no way related to the Xorg project. I just think eye-candy is where its at).
I love Gnome and GTK
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bonch
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· Score: 4, Interesting
...but when are they going to just go full-on GTK# running on a Mono framework?:D
Beat Microsoft at its own.NET game.
Re:I love Gnome and GTK
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aldoman
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· Score: 4, Interesting
But how long do we as an OSS community stop very new and exciting development in the premise of 'it doesn't work on 0.5% of systems'?!
Linux _desperately_ needs to have a working, easy to use RAD environment. Something as simple, or simpler than Visual Basic. I want to be able to create a simple Linux application by dragging and dropping some form elements onto a page and double clicking on a button and typing a few lines of simple code and have it all working.
Glade is good, but it's not easy enough.
Mono has the possibility of bringing this to fruition. I want to see sharpdevelop making good GTK# apps in a few hours.
Re:Better for windows users now
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msaavedra
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· Score: 3, Interesting
The difference between Wimp and other GTK engines is that it uses the windows GUI engine to draw most things, so they are identical to the native windows controls. It does a better job of this in Windows XP than in previous versions, though. Wimp still causes quite a bit of pain in Windows 98.
As for wxPython, I've switched away from that to pyGTK, for a couple of reasons. First, the stable version of Wx uses a really ancient version of GTK on unix. Second, I really disliked the API. I have heard that it is similar in style to MFC, and if that is the case, I'm glad I've been able to stay away from Windows-only programming as long as I have.
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Two Questions
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KidSock
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· Score: 3, Interesting
On Windows, if you type a sequence of characters quickly in a list control (such as in a file dialog) the focus jumps to an item that begins with those letters. Will GTK every implement that?
Also, is there is a way to change the standard file dialog without recompiling everything? I want to set my own custom file dialog.
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BTW, does anyone knows if GTK supports the Composite render extension available on X.ORG? Or perhaps it has nothing to do with it and doesn't need it? I tried enabling compositing on XFCE 4.2rc2, and while the desktop looked MUCH better (with true transparency, window shadows and the works), it slowed my system to a crawl.
...but when are they going to just go full-on GTK# running on a Mono framework? :D
.NET game.
Beat Microsoft at its own
The difference between Wimp and other GTK engines is that it uses the windows GUI engine to draw most things, so they are identical to the native windows controls. It does a better job of this in Windows XP than in previous versions, though. Wimp still causes quite a bit of pain in Windows 98. As for wxPython, I've switched away from that to pyGTK, for a couple of reasons. First, the stable version of Wx uses a really ancient version of GTK on unix. Second, I really disliked the API. I have heard that it is similar in style to MFC, and if that is the case, I'm glad I've been able to stay away from Windows-only programming as long as I have.
"Any fool can make a rule, and any fool will mind it."
--Henry David Thoreau
On Windows, if you type a sequence of characters quickly in a list control (such as in a file dialog) the focus jumps to an item that begins with those letters. Will GTK every implement that?
Also, is there is a way to change the standard file dialog without recompiling everything? I want to set my own custom file dialog.