Err, you can't do that.
Daniel Lo Nigro wrote > > How would you use native widgets without using bindings of some sort? > > On Wed, Sep 12, 2012 at 1:19 AM, 殷启聪 <seamlikok@> wrote: > >> Why there's no any cross-platform GUI toolkit that's written natively >> in C#? I'm tired of using bindings. Is it possible to develop a C# GUI >> toolkit that's OpenGL accelerated (like WPF and Clutter), >> cross-platform (like wxWidgets and Qt) and uses native widgets in >> different desktop environment? Then GTK+, Qt etc. will be used as low >> level components. >> 2012/9/11 Stifu <stifu@>: >> > The most recent bit of news I've read about GTK# 3: >> > >> > http://mono.1490590.n4.nabble.com/Towards-GTK-3-0-tp4650597.html >> > >> > >> > Daniel Hughes wrote >> >> >> >> GTK 3 was released 10 Feb 2011. That's a long time ago. >> >> >> >> During that time .net bindings have failed to eventuate. Information >> on >> >> what has been happening has been very hard to find, despite a large >> number >> >> of .net applications on linux using these bindings. >> >> >> >> As the author of an opensource application dependent on these bindings >> I >> >> find this lack of information very concerning. And I'm starting to ask >> >> myself questions like, Am I now dependent of a dead or dieing library? >> >> >> >> Banshee was removed from the default ubuntu install, officially >> because >> of >> >> lack of GTK 3 support. >> >> >> >> I have the following questions: >> >> >> >> Where is the source code for GTK 3 support? >> >> As far as I can establish the GTK sharp code is hosted here: >> >> >> https://github.com/mono/gtk-sharp<https://github.com/mono/gtk-sharp/branches> >> ; >> >> However there is no branch in there labelled as GTK3 >> >> >> >> Who supports GTK sharp? >> >> If it is community maintained, who are the main contributors? >> >> >> >> Is there a projected or planned release date for GTK 3 support? >> >> Developers dependent on GTK sharp need this information in order to >> plan >> >> the future of there applications. >> >> >> >> If GTK sharp is really dying then application developers dependent on >> it >> >> need to know, so they can either contribute to it or move there >> >> applications on to something else. >> >> >> >> If the bindings are struggling, how come there has been no call >> >> for contributors, or at least transparent information about what is >> going >> >> on. Rather then the current back whole of information. >> >> >> >> Recently ubuntu held an app competition, it was hugely successful and >> >> while >> >> it was on people where asking questions like this: >> >> http://askubuntu.com/questions/154373/use-primary-toolbar-with-mono >> >> And all we could do was advice that they use another language. >> >> >> >> If we lose GTK# bindings where does that leave mono on desktop linux? >> We >> >> have no QT bindings, no clutter bindings and no GTK# 3 bindings. in >> sort >> >> we >> >> have no bindings available (by that I mean packaged in debian or >> similar) >> >> for the latest version of any native linux GUI tool kit. >> >> >> >> I'm going to say this again, mono developers cannot use the latest >> version >> >> of any native linux GUI tool kit. >> >> >> >> Now maybe the GTK# bindings are alive and well and are about to issue >> a >> >> release. However if that is true then the developers have a lot of >> room >> >> for >> >> improvement with there communications. >> >> >> >> Sincerely, >> >> Daniel Hughes >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Mono-list maillist - [email protected] >> >> http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/mono-list >> >> >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > -- >> > View this message in context: >> http://mono.1490590.n4.nabble.com/GTKsharp-3-tp4656569p4656570.html >> > Sent from the Mono - General mailing list archive at Nabble.com. >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Mono-list maillist - [email protected] >> > http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/mono-list >> _______________________________________________ >> Mono-list maillist - [email protected] >> http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/mono-list >> > > _______________________________________________ > Mono-list maillist - [email protected] > http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/mono-list > -- View this message in context: http://mono.1490590.n4.nabble.com/GTKsharp-3-tp4656569p4656590.html Sent from the Mono - General mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ Mono-list maillist - [email protected] http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/mono-list
