Re: Gtk objects without X system

[Matt Goodall <mgg isotek co uk>]

José Antonio Caminero Granja wrote:
> Hello to all,
>         I think would be better to allow apps with Gtk objects (not widgets) out of X
> system (gtk_main forbids this) because then would be easier having a graphical
> or non graphical interface making "non graphical widgets". For instance, I am
> developing a CASE tool for Software Architectures where model and controller
> (MVC point of view) are been coded like Gtk objects (non graphical) because
> I'm using an OO desing (I select C instead of C++ because when I began this
> project Gtk-- doc was very, very poor) and I'd like to run it out of X throug
> an interpreted language (but if there isn't a X system won't run).
>         I know Gtk is Gimp ToolKit -a graphical objects repository-, but now Gtk is
> more than this, it is a C extension for using objects.

IIRC, the object system in gtk+ has been moved to glib in the
development version for exactly the reason you describe. It's called
GObject.

/Matt

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