From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Miles Bader Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Efforts to attract more users? Date: Sun, 11 Jul 2010 22:24:22 +0900 Message-ID: <87r5jaywvt.fsf@catnip.gol.com> References: <87630m1vnz.fsf@catnip.gol.com> Reply-To: Miles Bader NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Trace: dough.gmane.org 1278854679 27482 80.91.229.12 (11 Jul 2010 13:24:39 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 11 Jul 2010 13:24:39 +0000 (UTC) Cc: fplemma@gmail.com, rms@gnu.org, joakim@verona.se, emacs-devel@gnu.org To: Lennart Borgman Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sun Jul 11 15:24:37 2010 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OXwWI-0006R5-T3 for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sun, 11 Jul 2010 15:24:35 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:46721 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1OXwWI-0005gY-E9 for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sun, 11 Jul 2010 09:24:34 -0400 Original-Received: from [140.186.70.92] (port=40375 helo=eggs.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1OXwWB-0005fJ-KD for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 11 Jul 2010 09:24:28 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OXwWA-00069a-CG for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 11 Jul 2010 09:24:27 -0400 Original-Received: from smtp12.dentaku.gol.com ([203.216.5.74]:38391) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OXwWA-00067L-10; Sun, 11 Jul 2010 09:24:26 -0400 Original-Received: from 218.231.253.29.eo.eaccess.ne.jp ([218.231.253.29] helo=catnip.gol.com) by smtp12.dentaku.gol.com with esmtpa (Dentaku) id 1OXwW7-0000dm-TI; Sun, 11 Jul 2010 22:24:23 +0900 Original-Received: by catnip.gol.com (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 18F79DF8A; Sun, 11 Jul 2010 22:24:23 +0900 (JST) System-Type: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu In-Reply-To: (Lennart Borgman's message of "Sun, 11 Jul 2010 12:48:26 +0200") Original-Lines: 17 X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV GOL (outbound) X-Abuse-Complaints: abuse@gol.com X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 3) X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:127043 Archived-At: Lennart Borgman writes: >> Why? =C2=A0Emacs already uses GTK. > > What I think is important is to follow platform conventions (when possibl= e). > > Is that supported by GTK? No clue. But wxwidgets is ancient, clunky, and bloated, and not something Emacs should be depending on lightly. -Miles --=20 Bigot, n. One who is obstinately and zealously attached to an opinion that you do not entertain.