Re: next steps for touch support in GTK+

[Matthew Brush <mbrush codebrainz ca>]

On 12-08-03 09:21 PM, Matthias Clasen wrote:
> > > Another option is introducing a complete new widget targeted at touch
> > > usage (similar to the one in iOS Garageband) [4] which Carlos implemented
> > > already [5]. The issue is here the height, which at least in a Sugar toolbar
> > > could be not as ideal and introducing a new widget.
> >
> >
> > votes++. The spin button in gtk3 has already been bastardized from its
> > original mouse/kbd/space-friendly form. add TouchSpinButton or something and
> > leave the old one alone.
>
> 'bastardized' is a rather unfriendly term for improved. Maybe explain
> how the old design was mouse friendly, or how the new one is not
> keyboard friendly ?

This issue could be resolved by making a "mobile" UI toolkit in parallel 
to (and based on the same libraries as) the existing desktop toolkit 
(maybe gtk-mobile-3.0?). Why not have a separate set of mobile/touch 
widgets in a separate library? In terms of usability, desktop and mobile 
interfaces are completely different beasts and "bastardizing"[1] (not my 
word) one toolkit type into the other is bound to make everyone annoyed.

Cheers,
Matthew Brush (random GTK-app developer and armchair critic)

[1] http://developer.gnome.org/gtk3/3.4/GtkColorChooserDialog.html