Re: Moving gdl from Development into Desktop

[Hubert Figuiere <hub figuiere net>]

On 05/27/2009 10:33 AM, Johannes Schmid wrote:
> Hi!
>
>
> > Is there any reason this functionality couldn't make
> > its way into GTK+?
>
> Hmm, I though about answering this question in the proposal...
>
> Well, I think it's not ready for adoption in gtk+ because it's not
> widely used.

It is not widely used because it is not in Gtk. catch-20

> Second, I think it can lead to creating HIG-unfriendly apps
> if not used carefully and I think it is only useful for a small number
> of applications.

We can do that with stock Gtk too. The proper solution is to write that 
part of the HIG to take Gdl into account.

> Third, I don't think there is a big chance to integrate
> such a big codebase in gtk+ regarding the other bigger patches I
> submitted to gtk+ (EggToolPalette, GtkNotebook widget-in-tabspace,
> etc.).

*sigh*
seriously this is another problem.

> So, to conclude, I think it's better to have it in Desktop for now and
> think about inclusion in gtk+ later for 3.0 or 3.2.

Hub