Am Dienstag, 26. Juni 2012 um 05:18:56, schrieb kfj <[email protected]> > > Am Dienstag, 26. Juni 2012 02:20:11 UTC+2 schrieb Tduell: > > > > > > I also note that the comments on the gui_overhaul branch have slowed down > > > > a bit lately. There really hasn't been a lot of comment, less than I would > > > > have expected for such a change. > > > > I wouldn't be surprised if there simply aren't that many people who have > bothered compiling a branch with an experimental new GUI. Most people have > plenty of other stuff to do. When the python interface was being developed, > I estimate there were a handful of people involved, and even now that it's > in the default branch, it's gone largely unnoticed (mainly because it's > only distributed on Linux). Release the GUI overhaul branch now and all of > the sudden there will be a great number of 'what is this' 'I can't that' > etc. etc. messages.
Yes, this is my feeling too. I for one hesitated some time before trying to
compile that branch.
> So I also advise to wait with the GUI overhaul release until the next
> cycle, and then make that the specific 'topic' of the next release and
> change little else. Seems cleaner to me that way. And if anyone is adamant
> to stick with the old GUI, they can stick with 2012.0 as the latest status
> quo before the new GUI became standard.
>
> Kay
>
When will the next cycle be? I advise to not to wait, iff the wait time will be
too large. (More than 3 months?)
Kornel
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