Re: deprecation patch

[Kevin Handy <kth srv net>]

Tim Janik wrote:
> 
> On 31 Jan 2001, Owen Taylor wrote:
> 
> >
> > I think these (and, just maybe, GtkTipsQuery) need to be handled
> > in a different manner than the rest of the list.
> >
> > It isn't useful to be able to turn these off with a -D flag,
> > because if you actually need a ruler in your app, then GtkHRuler
> > is a fine widget.
> >
> > What we are saying for these widgets is that we think they shouldn't
> > be in GTK+, because they are useful for a very small proportion of
> > applications. And that we, in the future, plan to find some other
> > place to put these widgets than in the core of GTK+.
> 
> ok, can't we simply move them right away then and be done?
> i have no problem with releasing:
> glib-1.3.3.tar.gz
> gtk+-1.3.3.tar.gz
> gtk+extra-1.3.3.tar.gz

The gtk+extra name already used by a set of widgets

	http://gtkextra.sourceforge.net/

or will these be merged into this group?

> where the latter contains those widgets.
> and yes, i volounteer to setup that package,
> i just need someone to copy CVS files for me, i guess
> i can mail mbaulig to do that.
> 

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