[Mono-list] Will Mono/WinForms be the next HTHML/CSS mess?

[Miguel de Icaza]

> > Will it be possible to write cross-platform application using
> > Mono+WinForms and have the application look and feel *exactly* the same
> > on both Linux and Windows?
> 
> Yes

Not really.

> > Or will it be more like the current situation for HTML/CSS where you
> > have to switch back and forth in order to make sure that both platforms
> > display perfection in terms of "fit and finish" ?
> 
> It isn't really comparable.  There is a canonical version of WinForms;  
>   where Mono differs will simply be a bug.

There could be bugs, limitations, operating system differences,
rendering differences, bug fixes and others.

People should still debug and test both.