Re: [gtk-list] Re: announce: yet another gtk+ C++ wrapper (no caps as

[Guillaume Laurent <glaurent worldnet fr>]

Karl Nelson <kenelson@ece.ucdavis.edu> writes:

> I suggested at one point that we create a stripped down version of
> Gtk-- leaving only the signal frame and the most commonly used
> signals and slots available.  However, most people didn't like the
> idea including the mantainer, so it was dropped.

What would be the point of such a beast ? Gtk-- is already pretty
minimal, there are actually very few added functions compared to
gtk+. The main one is the improved signalling system, but aside of
that, there's not much.

> (Some people have called the signal framework of Gtk-- too large
> memory wise.  Unfortunately to fix this requires extentions not
> currently in C++!)

What extensions ?
 
> Perhaps we can call for a tally of the actual numbers of C++
> programmers we have listening to this group.  Anyone got a poll site
> we can use?

I think a good estimation would given by the number of downloads of
each new Gtk-- release. I recall Tero quoting a number of 64 downloads
a few months ago, no idea of many now. Tero ?

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