Re: gnome desktop integration library

[Chipzz <chipzz ULYSSIS Org>]

On Tue, 5 Sep 2006, Havoc Pennington wrote:

> Why can't gtk depend on dbus? How do those reasons not apply to libgnome?
>
> I don't know, I'm asking. But there's no reason to just make an
> assumption up front that gtk can't depend on dbus, or that gnome should.

Because gtk+ is not just gnome. Gtk+ is also maemo. Gtk+ is also xfce.
Gtk+ is also a possible choice for embedded apps on phones, pdas, and
stuff like that. Gtk+ is also a library for very simple apps, where
very tight desktop integration does not make sense.

As much as I think a gconf dependency would be a good thing for gtk+, gtk+
is a widget library, not a library for tight integration.

Just my 2 cents anyway.

kr,

Chipzz AKA
Jan Van Buggenhout
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