Re: scrollbars [was: Re: really attracting developers]

[Helge Hess]

On Sep 5, 2006, at 01:34, phil taylor wrote:
> So the real advantage seems to come when you detach the lower level
> menus and personalise the interface. But doesnt that use up a lot of
> space?

Yes, but not more than toolbars (less in fact, because toolbars are  
in windows which are always open).
And NeXTstep was always designed for large screens.

> Do you have to do that each time the app is loaded?

Obviously not.

> I am dissapointed that the GNUstep project is devoted to its UI  
> design.
> I had hoped the most important aspect was the API, not the look and  
> feel
> of the GUI. IT will never suit me. I HATE menus, especially cascading
> ones.

Whatever.

> What I would like is for the GNUstep api to be integrated with GTK+.

http://www.inf.uos.de/elmar/projects/gtoolkit/
http://netmirror.org/mirror/gimp.org/gtk/objc-gtkkit/

> Now that would be something i would go for. But obviously from my
> conversations on this mailing list, very unlikely to ever happen.

Probably not, no.

Helge
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