John Margaglione wrote:
>
> I don't know about the main distribution, but the code parser is being
> actively worked on. I've almost completed Gnome support, and when I'm
> happy with that, I have a few additions to Glade that I would like to
> make (color/font support for widgets; more extensive support for Bonobo,
> such as a drop-down list of all available Bonobo objects).
>
> It does seem as though Glade is slowing down. I think Glade is
> incredibly important to Gnome's future, as a good development tool can
> attract hordes of developers. Right now Glade is usable only for
> small-ish projects, for the most part because of the source code output
> mechanisms. Once that is fixed, however, Glade will need constant
> updates to support the latest Gnome technologies. Microsoft has kept
> developers (relatively) happy by providing support for the latest
> technologies in its VB/VC products. If it weren't for the tool support,
> nobody would have used COM/OLE (ever written low-level IUnknown
> implementations? Not fun).
>
> We do need to have a consensus about where Glade needs to go in the
> future. Here are just a handful of questions:
>
> 1. Should it remain a UI builder, or should it be integrated with
> editors/project managers to create a complete IDE? If so, what should
> the interfaces to these other tools be?
I think it should be kinda both. Similar to Mozilla. Componentized (is
that a word)
for embedding, (like in an IDE) and stand-alone.
>
> 2. Should Glade provide a customization API so that developers can add
> their own designers for their Gtk/Gnome/Bonobo widgets?
Via modules perhaps?
>
> 3. Should the XML format be overhauled? (As a code generation author, I
> can tell you first hand that it needs work).
It seems to work okay now. I would concentrate on the bonobo and GNOME
stuff.
Maybe overhauling it later, once everything is stabilized. Perhaps
someone will pick
that up?
>
> 4. Should glade be a tool for entry-level programmers, exposing only the
> most basic features of Gtk/Gnome, or should it be a power-user tool,
> allowing endless customizability and flexibility?
>
both. :) I like the panes for advanced and basic widgets.
> Could we get a general status report from the developers? I know
> someone is working on GtkExtra support. If you are working on Glade,
> how about posting what you are working on?
I, unfortunately, am not that great of a coder. I *love* to code, but I
am
not really all that great. I specialize in sending bug reports. :)
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