On Wed, Apr 17, 2002 at 07:47:55AM +0200, Stefan Schwandter wrote: > Simply because gtk+ support is newer and still not finished.
Then the solution is to improve it. > >From the README: > > Gtk+ is not as sophisticated as Motif, and the port is still somewhat > new, so there are a number of differences and rough-edges in that > version of Snd. The primary differences are 1) Gtk+ paned-window widget > only accepts two panes. This means that simple boxes are used > throughout rather than panes. 2) Gtk+ colors are a bottomless pit; > colors may or may not work right. 3) Gtk+ file selection dialog's > filter is restricted to a simple string using "*" -- the just-sounds > button of Motif, and the associated sound file extension list are > omitted. All this sounds like minor problems, if they are problems at all. I think we should not value the GUI preferences of the author over Debian's goal to provide a completely free operating system to the user. > When I asked him the last time if gtk+ 2.0 support is already better > then gtk+ 1.2 one, he said no - and that he's thinking about removing > gtk-support from snd altogether, because gtk is such a mess... > > And after telling him that for snd this would mean to be removed from > the main distribution, he said that he would prefer no snd to gtk+ snd. You gave him the wrong alternative. If he abandons the Gtk support, and snd is worth to be used on a free software system at all, other people will pick it up and fork development. Thanks, Marcus -- `Rhubarb is no Egyptian god.' Debian http://www.debian.org [EMAIL PROTECTED] Marcus Brinkmann GNU http://www.gnu.org [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.marcus-brinkmann.de -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]