Re: GtkCanvas?

[Brian Stempel <bstempel frii com>]

On 19 Jul 2000, Federico Mena Quintero wrote:

> David Allen <s2mdalle@titan.vcu.edu> writes:
> 
> > I'm aware of the GnomeCanvas widget, and I think that WOULD suit my
> > needs, (the ability to draw individual shapes in a canvas and address
> > them individually with entering/leaving signals, specifically drawing
> > polygons) but I'm really, really trying to avoid depending on
> > gnomelibs for anything, particularly if it's just for one solitary
> > widget.
> 
> Yawn.

For those users/developers whose have made the "leap" and
are now knee deep in gnome, it is, as you imply, no big
deal, and the Gtk is simply a foundation component. However,
for those who are not so inclined, Gnome and Gtk remain
distinct entities, and use of the latter should not mandate
use of the former (especially for such singular needs).
 
> Just use gnome-libs.  Just what is wrong with it?  It was written to
> make your life as a programmer easier.

There is nothing "wrong" with it (at least in this context),
and it does make your life as a programmer easier, IF you
choose to endorse the additional libraries as part of your
appliation's requirements/dependency list. There are reasons
you may not want to do this, however, and it seems logical
to me that something like GnomeCanvas might eventually be
gotten through Gtk. Not essential, but definitely logical.

	Brian