Re: GDL future

[Naba Kumar <naba kumar gmail com>]

Hi Vincent,

On Tue, 2007-01-09 at 04:03 +0200, Vincent Geddes wrote:
> * Focusing on the docking widget alone would bring new momentum to
>   the project. We could brand GDL as "libgdl - GTK+ Docking Library".
>   New developers would be more easily attracted to help out with the 
>   code.
> 
Didn't we already went through this? Renaming the project doesn't make
it any easier to develop it. There is no sensible logic to that
argument.

> * Depending solely on libraries under GTK+ in the stack.

Gdl can already be build with only gtk+ deps. Johannes did that and you
get a configure switch to disable gnome related features.

> * Less code to maintain by removing the following components:
>   - The GdlDataView component is very specialised, and to my knowledge  
>     no project uses it. From the ChangeLog, it looks as though the
>     component was last _actively_ developed in 2002.

It was started to be used in Anjuta debugger. The widget is incomplete
does not mean it is abandoned. It's just a matter of someone coming up
with some time.

> 
> So my question is, how does everyone feel about reducing GDL to the
> docking widget and removing the dependency on GNOME? It's not much work
> for me, and I believe the change will be good for the future of the
> docking widget.
> 
> 
Instead of spending so much time on worry about the name and
reduction, I would rather see more work done fixing the gdl dock widget
which would actually help it get into gtk+. The whole reason the widget
couldn't be put in gtk+ is because it needs fixing and not because the name
is bothersome.

Thanks.

Regards,
-Naba