"Andrej Mitrovic" <andrej.mitrov...@gmail.com> wrote in message news:mailman.367.1319465270.24802.digitalmars-d-le...@puremagic.com... > On 10/24/11, Nick Sabalausky <a@a.a> wrote: >> (ie, garbage non-native controls) > > In reality you don't even need to use native controls to create a true > native look. In fact using true native controls is expensive, and even > IE/Office use custom-drawn widgets that only appear native. > > There are theming API's in XP+ systems which for example Qt uses to > make all widgets appear native (even if you use a custom theme). I > think they still had to "simulate" the feel of some of the controls > (scroll bars, ok/cancel button positions), but that's not too > difficult to do.
It's difficult to get all the subtle details right. For example, if you've been using non-native-UI apps in XP (as I'm always cursed to do), then task switching gets all fucked up. You'll click on a task button in the taskbar or alt-tab, and some random *other* program will pop to the front before the one you selected. Doesn't happen if you've only been using native-control apps. Irritating as hell. > What Qt doesn't simulate are the common controls > (e.g. file open dialogs), they just invoke an API function for that. > > AFAIK Gtk does none of those things. Exactly. The damn thing doesn't even *try* to fit in properly. > You can still use common controls > for file dialogs, but I've yet to see any Gtk programmer do this. Luckily Inkscape does. I really wish GIMP would (but it's clear that GIMP will never get a halfway decent interaface outside of a fork. Not too surprising since, AIUI, GIMP is to blame for GTK's existance in the first place).
