[Mono-winforms-list] bug counts

[Ken & Deb Allen]

Sorry, but while one can compile and execute code that uses WinForms  
under Mac OS, it does not WORK, or at least not very well at all. For  
example, I have a very simple application with a form that contains a  
combobox, and if I can only change the contents of the combobox once  
-- pressing the drop-down arrow subsequent times has no effect! Also,  
the double-click handler for the ListBox does not file. There are  
also a large number of other problems, that basically render WinForms  
unusable as of 1.1.17 release.

-ken

On 2-Oct-06, at 4:10 PM, Lee Turner wrote:

> Install X11 stuff from Mac OS X CD, install mono from binary  
> package on website and WinForms will work.
>
> However, I'll give you your point on Monodevelop, I looked at it  
> and just though... "Hmm, I'll stick to my ubuntu box.."
>
> What I'd really like to see is a GUI driven forms designer for  
> WinForms ala VS2K3 and VS2K5, doing WinForms by hand is a pita!
> (well, it's nice to dream)
>
> -Lee
>
> On 02/10/06, Ken & Deb Allen <kendrhyd at sympatico.ca> wrote:
> Ah, but the real question is when we shall see a proper Mac OS X  
> installer for MonoDevelop, even in its current state. I have looked  
> at some of the material, but the list of dependencies is incredibly  
> complex and ever-changing, and I am not even certain if all of the  
> information is even up to date.
>
> This, along with the inability to use WinForms on Mac OS X, is a  
> major hindrance to the adoption of Mono by Mac developers, at least  
> in my opinion.
>
> -ken
>
> On 2-Oct-06, at 3:53 PM, Lee Turner wrote:
>
>> Installing Ubuntu and then apt-get installing mono or using  
>> synaptics to do it for you has yeilded a very usuable development  
>> environment for me, mono-develop is still far from perfect but it  
>> works.
>>
>> Debian/Ubuntu does have the advantage of dealing with dependancies  
>> for you (on the whole), the reason for Ubuntu is because it's  
>> generally more 'bleeding-edge' than Debian installs and will ship  
>> with a newer version of mono(develop)
>>
>> anyway, that's my two cents
>>
>> On 02/10/06, David Cornelson (gmail) < david.cornelson at gmail.com>  
>> wrote:
>> > Miguel de Icaza wrote:
>> > Well, Mono 1.1.next is always imminent.
>> > What we do need though, is good testing of Windows.Forms to make  
>> sure
>> > that no major bugs slip through.
>>
>> So once that final bug is resolved and there is a consensus that  
>> WinForms
>> works as designed, what are the plans, if any, to simplify the  
>> packaging and
>> deployment processes.
>>
>> It's been awhile since I've tried to run Mono on Linux and I don't  
>> think
>> I've ever seen MonoDevelop functioning properly. I don't think  
>> I've ever
>> been able to cleanly install Mono in a Linux environment without  
>> needing to
>> know how to resolve dependencies (which can spiral out of control  
>> quickly).
>>
>> I think the question I'm asking is this. Will Mono ever be  
>> packaged so that
>> a non-Linux developer, say a VB 6 developer or less-experienced C#
>> developer, might be able to throw RedHat, Fedora, Suse, or Debian  
>> up on a
>> computer and quickly start creating usable and cross-platform  
>> programs that
>> can be easily deployed?
>>
>> This would be my goal. Get those VB programmers interested. Get  
>> the guy that
>> writes software for mom and pop businesses interested.
>>
>> David Cornelson
>>
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