I would recommend gnome2. -derek
Darin Willits <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Hi all, > > Well, I have had some success over the past few days tinkering around in > the gnucash but I have a couple questions before I proceed too far. > > So far, I have been able to figure out how to create new structures, add > them to the currently open book, and link them up to the GUI. My budget > struct at this point doesn't consist of much more than an name and > description so don't get too excited. ;-) I have basically been > familiarising myself with the workings of the existing code. > > My main question is about the front end and where I should be developing > it, in the gnome2 branch or HEAD? Here are my thoughts on the pro's and > con's of each: > > Developing on gnome2 branch: > Pros: > - going forward it seems like this is the best place to be. Doing the > work here initially would seem to be more consistent with the overall > direction of the project. > - access to the GtkTreeView which has in-place editing support which > would be a must have for the budget workbench. > - everything looks nicer! ;-) > - I might be "forced" to help fix some outstanding gnome2 issues. > > Cons: > - current code base is unstable, and incomplete. Not a huge deal as > this will be a new component, but as I start wanting to test more than > the most basic functionality I will need access to the rest of the app. > - might take longer to get the budgeting out to the public. > > > > Developing on HEAD: > Pros: > - This is where I have been working so far so it might be easier/faster > to get something in place. > - more people to test and suggest refinements to the design. > > Cons: > - Will have to port over GUI code at some point anyway. I hate doing > things twice! > - Have to find a suitable widget to do the workbench with. I am looking > at GtkSheet (http://gtkextra.sourceforge.net/) right now, but I don't > know how hard it would be to port this to gnome2 or even if you would > want to. > > > I am kinda leaning towards the gnome2 option but I am open to > suggestions. > > Any thoughts? > > Cheers, > > Darin > > _______________________________________________ > gnucash-devel mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.gnucash.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-devel -- Derek Atkins, SB '93 MIT EE, SM '95 MIT Media Laboratory Member, MIT Student Information Processing Board (SIPB) URL: http://web.mit.edu/warlord/ PP-ASEL-IA N1NWH [EMAIL PROTECTED] PGP key available _______________________________________________ gnucash-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.gnucash.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-devel
