Am 30.06.2012 15:31, schrieb Glynn Clements: > > Alan Corey wrote: > >> Well, you see, I just really dislike C++. I've tried on and off for >> years and I just can't get it through my head. I want a toolkit I can >> program in C. FLTK seems great, same with GTK, but not without C++. >> I'm familiar with OO programming concepts from Java, Delphi and Perl >> but C++? Uh-uh. > > I would have thought that GTK would fit the bill. > >>> I wouldn't advise putting too much effort into Xt/Xaw stuff; they've >>> fallen so far into disuse that if X.org shipped a totally >>> non-functional version of one of those libraries, it might take a year >>> before anyone actually noticed. >> >> Wouldn't that break a bunch of things that rely on them? > > Such as? The typical Linux desktop environment doesn't have any > Xt-based applications; Gnome uses GTK and KDE uses Qt. > > Okay, Xt isn't quite dead yet (e.g. XEmacs (which I'm using at this > moment) requires it), but it's quite definitely "legacy" at this > point. >
FYI perhaps this is correct for desktop but there are several applications in the wild that are used regular that require Xt. re, wh _______________________________________________ xorg@lists.x.org: X.Org support Archives: http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg Info: http://lists.x.org/mailman/listinfo/xorg Your subscription address: arch...@mail-archive.com
