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Evan Foss (evanfoss AT gmail DOT com) [via geda-user AT delorie DOT com] wrote:
> >> Yes, I think GTK is a bad idea long term (for any application)
> >
> > Essentially you're saying that you would like a toolkit with a
> > lifetime of "forever" - which I can understand, but I also think
> > it is a bit unreasonable. The world changes and our software will
> > need to change with it. Not much, but some, every now and then.
> 
> What is the value of doing a version bump that adds no functionality
> every time GTK issues a major release?

No value, and no reason, as long as the version we use still works
and is generally available. I expect that it will be for a long time.


> Most of their new functionality we have no real use for in geda.
> (PCB is another story.)

At some point, being "modern" is a very important value.


> > Yes. Did you look into fltk and solvespace?
> 
> Solvespace is not a good candidate.

Solvespace is completely unrelated to gEDA and pcb, but it is an
interesting data point with regard to toolkit use and UI construction.

I haven't used it enough to say that everything it does in its UI is bad.


//Peter