Gentoo Archives: gentoo-desktop-research

From: Tiemo Kieft <blubber@g.o>
To: gentoo-desktop-research@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-desktop-research] Gentoo Configuration Tools
Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2004 11:45:53
Message-Id: 1075117534.4259.17.camel@montu
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-desktop-research] Gentoo Configuration Tools by dams@idm.fr
1 > we can do plugable applications. in GTK, you can plug an application in another
2 > one. It's very simple to do. I'ts used in the mandrake control center, and
3 > differently in the gnome control center.
4 >
5 > It's important to keep in mind that those config tools will be available in
6 > console mode, where the gui takes a lot more space (newt/ncurses). So the
7 > screen should be simple with only few gui widget to be able to display fine in
8 > both mode. Or we do two seperate tools for each mode. There are technical
9 > solutions to have one code that works in gtk and ncurses. Maybe the same exists
10 > for other toolkits. Anyway it's maybe a little soon to talk about that
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12 As you said, it is too soon to be talking about this. But I want to say
13 this :). I think that the tools should be seperate, and that the tool
14 itself should determine wether to use GTK or ncurses. Something like
15 this could be used, if we use python:
16
17 try:
18 import gtk
19 except RuntimeException, e:
20 """ no gui, using ncurses """
21 ...
22
23 An ofcourse we offer two options, for instance -g and -n to force GTK or
24 ncurses (if available).
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26 Yet another argument against a precompiled language like c or c++ but it
27 is really too soon to be talking about this :)
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29 Groeten,
30 Tiemo
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