> > The bug states how manage() is meant to work with libgnomecanvasmm, and > > that it doesn't work. You just want your bug to be fixed more quickly, > > though the lack of manage() does not seem to be critical to the use of > > libgnomecanvasmm. > > Well, it is critical in the sense that I don't know if it's a bug or a > feature. And if it's a bug and I rely on it, I don't know if fixing it > would break my application.
It's a bug. That's why it's in bugzilla and I haven't closed it. > > To say that it's unusable is an extreme overreaction, and is testing my > > patience. > > You got me wrong. I'm really not attempting to get this bug/issue fixed > anymore. Seriously, we'll very likely be using Qt for our application > (the other guy just showed me what he did with the new Qt canvas), so > what I'm saying is that you should *not* hurry in fixing that problem -- > or at least not because of me. Your time is probably better spent on > Gtk--, which people actually use. > > > There are apparently problems with libgnomecanvas, and it's apparently > > maintained. Therefore people generally don't recommend it, and it's not > > mentioned in the gtkmm book. But this bug is a separate issue. > > You meant unmaintained, right (or did I miss something)? Yes, sorry. > > goocanvas seems like the best candidate for a future, supported, > > GTK+-based canvas, as I've mentioned to you on IRC, I think. > > >From what I've been told, goocanvas C-based. In general, the problem I > see is that there's no clear indication of what we can rely on when > coding Gtk/Gnome applications. This time it's libgnomecanvas(mm) that > has an uncertain future. Before that, I got burned when GnomeMDI (and > GnomeLess) disappeared going from Gnome1 to Gnome2. If I start with > goocanvas (or anything else), I have no idea if it will still be > maintained 12 months from now. -- Murray Cumming [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.murrayc.com www.openismus.com _______________________________________________ gtkmm-list mailing list [email protected] http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gtkmm-list
