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Date: Thu, 16 Jul 2015 16:59:13 -0400
From: "Dave McGuire (mcguire AT neurotica DOT com) [via geda-user AT delorie DOT com]" <geda-user AT delorie DOT com>
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On 07/16/2015 04:46 PM, DJ Delorie wrote:
>> The only strong feelings I have are that whichever toolkit is used,
>> it must be cross platform and look 'native'
> 
> I have a friend who's a Windows programmer, and he says *none* of them
> are 'native' enough to count as such.  He's threatened to do w Win32
> native hid for pcb just to fix that problem.

  Do we really even care about Windows?  I mean, we can just keep
dumbing down the tools but at some point we just have to say "this is
not for you".  There are plenty of beginner packages for the Windows crowd.

                -Dave

-- 
Dave McGuire, AK4HZ
New Kensington, PA