Re: A Critique: Getting Started with GNUstep on Windows

[Riccardo Mottola]

Hi,

Doc O'Leary wrote:
> Sure, the “native” appeal can’t be ignored, but I say GNUstep is
> reaching beyond its grasp if it tries to get there by dismissing all
> the apps that are available for the Mac.  It is*silly*  to have an
> XV-like app on the GAP wishlist, point to the outdated and bare-bones
> LaternaMagica, and completely ignore Mac apps like Phoenix Slides that
> could get the job done*if only*  GNUstep developers would focus on the
> core code rather than reimplementing ObjC apps from scratch that already
> exist.

That is, again your opinion., of course others are "wrong".
People can have the whishlist they want and the wishlist on GAP was put 
together that way... if you don't agree on an item, don't work on it. If 
you agree on one work on it. If you call Silly other peoples wishes, I 
can also call silly yours...
The solution to use LaternaMagica is based on the best match of what 
there is around. You can also choose to use ToyViewer.. or port the 
software you want yourself.

I personally had the need of LaternaMagica.. and thus wrote it. For the 
Mac and ported it for fun on GNUstep.
You don't wna tto use it? your choice. It fills (mostly) my needs quite 
well. It has most things I need. Features I miss I will implement. Some 
are harder to do because GS lacks them and Apple decided to make a 
broken API and then move things into CF, which I do not want to use.
My goal is to constrain the app in AppKit itself with no externals.

It is open source software, if you like to use it, use it, if you don't 
like it, nobody is pushing it onto you.

During LaternaMagica development, several GS bugs were found and nailed 
down! So... GNUstep is better now than it was 5 years ago thanks to it 
too and there is an App.

Now do you like Phoenix Slides? Buy  a Mac with 10.9+ or port it to GNUstep.
I won't tell you if it is wrong to do that.. just do it! Will you have 
issues? perhaps, since it is stated that it doesn't run on 10.8... Work 
on them.
Then you will be happy and have your software.

At the end we will have more slide show programs, isn't that better? 
Everybody can choose then their own.

In the meanwhile I can view pictures easily on my Raspberry PI. I can 
Export 1000s TIFFs loaded recusrively and export them in JPEG on my 
Windows machine. I can watch my latest pictures on my MacBook or even 
older iBook and PowerBook. Try that with Phoenix Slides. You don't need 
that,? No problem, don't use it.


Riccardo