Re: [gtk-list] Re: Pure Gtk vs Gnome
- From: Jeff Garzik <jgarzik pobox com>
- To: gtk-list redhat com
- Subject: Re: [gtk-list] Re: Pure Gtk vs Gnome
- Date: Tue, 3 Nov 1998 15:50:37 -0500 (EST)
Federico Mena Quintero wrote:
>
> > I have been writting a little app in Gtk, and have just finished taking the
> > plunge and converting my code to be gnome aware. Now I have firmly decided
> > that I want to continue to develop my app as gnome aware.
> >
> > The question I have for people is, do you think it is worth having a seperate
> > "gtk only" version?
>
> I don't think there is much point in that. Users will not get all the
> GNOME consistency benefits from the `stripped' version -- it will lack
> session management, stock icons, standard dialog boxes, help system, etc.
>
> The GNOME libraries are there to make the programmer's life easier by
> providing a nice framework to build applications; I don't see why you
> would want to do the same stuff by hand all over again.
One big reason -- it's much easier to distribute glib.so, gtk.so,
xpm.so, and your program, rather than all the other libs as well. Plus,
static linking with just glib/gtk+ doesn't hurt so much.
(This from someone who just moved his app from Gtk+ to GNOME because of
convenience...:))
Jeff
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