Re: [gtk-list] Re: Gtk-- versus GTK+

[pavel <pavel klebanov ne mediaone net>]

I consider myself a power C++ programmer and the project I'm working on
uses C++ features intensely. However, the gtk interface that it uses is 
not that involved and makes no use of inheritance or template. A preview
here a button there...

Am I correct in assuming that in the first paragraph you're refering to
our inability to use member functions as callbacks (because the first
argument is always this)? If you are, then not only is it not safe, but
will actually not work with a 100% certainty (unless it the callback uses
no data whatsoever). And yes, I do have a 100 little static callbacks.

IF you're refering to something else, please explain more!

Thanks

Pavel

On Fri, 30 Apr 1999, Karl Nelson wrote:

> 
> Because connections between C++ objects through the gtk+
> signal system are unsafe.  To do this without using gtk--
> you usually end up writing hundreds of little static functions
> to connect you C++ objects to gtk.
> 
> If you are just using C++ as an enhanced C (just overloading and
> C++ comments,  but are not using class features, STL, and templates)
> then you can use gtk+ without gtk-- fairly easily.  Beyond that
> you start rewritting the functionality of gtk--.
> 
> Additionally, some people complain that they don't like to have to 
> use the gtk+ system to derive a widget.  Gtk-- hides that from the
> user by allowing more nature C++ OO system.  Also it provides some 
> translation features for C++ types like strings to gchar* and such.
> There are many reasons for it to be a seperate package beyond that 
> of the gtk+.  
> 
> --Karl
>   Gtk-- Contributor  
> 
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