Re: [gtk-list] Some ideas about GtkText

[Andy Kahn <ackahn netapp com>]

On Wed, Jan 05, 2000 at 02:19:53PM +0100, Nicolas George wrote:
...
> Then, gtk_text_new should check the user preference, and build an instance
> of the good widget.
> The core Gtk lib should include a basic text widget, a more powerful one,
> and a system to dynamically load external text widgets (maybe a portability
> problem here ?).
> 
> Each effective text widget would get an user argument text (that replaces
> the command line switches) from the environment variable, and an
> application hint that inform the widget about some properties of the text:
> "type=makefile" could be an example.
> 
> With that system, each user can use his favorite editor for each task, and
> the Gtk developpers don't have to take part in the Vi-Emacs war.
> 
> Of course, it's a huge work, but I really think it's not all bad.

What you're describing sounds more like a full-blown application
rather than a widget.

regards,
--andy