gEDA-dev: Re: FreeDog meeting minutes (20061206)

[Dan McMahill]

Kai-Martin Knaak wrote:
> On Mon, 11 Dec 2006 08:41:30 -0500, Ales Hvezda wrote:
> 
>> * An idea was tossed out to make PCB's default build/run mode be set
>>   to Lesstif, as the Lesstif PCB is more configurable at runtime.
> 
> Please don't. 
> There is a reason why neither Gnome nor KDE use the lesstif framework of
> widgets. Integration into the desktop should be a lot easier for the GTK
> version. Just use the "official" hooks and hints to the window manager.
> Note, that the GTK version already supports free floating menu bars
> without any active support necessary in the gschem source. The same would
> be true for key-accel configuration, if gschem wouldn't override the
> default procedures of GTK with its own.  

I'm confused.  Are you talking about gschem or pcb here?

>>   DJ noted that Lesstif has an active developer (DJ) whereas gtk+ is
>>   more in "maintenance" and could use a gtk+ expert to push it forward.
> 
> True. The GTK version definitely needs a dedicated maintainer. I believe
> that it doesn't even need to be an "expert". Gschem just needs to follow
> the standards for any gnome aware application. 

On my list for a long time now, but not done yet, is to make the menus 
configurable again in the gtk version.  It probably won't actually be 
that hard and should simplify a big chunk of code.  If someone felt like 
tackling that, it would be a good beginner project because you don't 
have to understand lots and lots of code to do it.

-Dan