[Gtk-sharp-list] Possible improvements to gtk#

[Rachel Hestilow]

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On Fri, 2003-01-03 at 19:48, Miguel de Icaza wrote:
> I read the following comment on the GUI tool for the Mono coverage
> analysis tool, it seems like a nice starting point to add some
> customizations to Gtk#:
>=20

I'm not sure what you're referring to. Is there a URL where I could view
this?

> // GTK# impressions:
> //  - there are no convinience functions, like new FooWidget (parent)

Given Gtk+'s geometry management, I don't think (parent) would ever
work. But there are other convenience functions that could be written.
GLib.Value overloads come to mind.

> //  - the generated sources are hard to read because the API functions ar=
e
> //    mixed with internal functions, export directives etc.
> //  - the app is slow to start up, slower than Qt#. Afterwards, it is fas=
ter.

Outside of combining everything into a single assembly, there's very
little that could be contributing to this in Gtk# (as opposed to Gtk+).

> //  - the open file dialog requires 30 lines in Gtk#, and 2 lines in Qt#
> //    (and it prints a lot of gtk warnings !)
> //  - how to set a file name filter in FileSelection(Dialog)

I would be wary of an entirely new API (since there will be a new
filesel, with filters, in Gtk+ 2.4), but it'd be easy to add a few
static methods that run the fileselector internally:
 =20
 public static bool GetFileName (out filename, FileMode mode);
 public static bool GetFileName (out filename, FileMode mode, string
suggested, string[] extensions);
 public static void GetFileNameAsync (FileCallback cb, FileMode mode);
 public static void GetFileNameAsync (FileCallback cb, FileMode mode,
string suggested, string[] extensions);

> I think point #2 could be fixed by doing a:
>=20
> 	#region Auto-generated code.
> 	...
> 	#endregion
>=20
> 	#region Customized extensions
> 	#endregion
>=20
> As well as having the documentation in place (Duncan and myself have a
> few tools to help this happen).

What tools did you have in mind? I have some ideas as how to merge in
gtk-doc sources, but I'd like to hear what you've thought up.

-- Rachel

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