Comments on: This is not a GTK+ 3.0 blog post http://flors.wordpress.com/2008/07/20/this-is-not-a-gtk-30-blog-post/ by Quim Gil Mon, 16 Nov 2009 23:38:05 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: foobob http://flors.wordpress.com/2008/07/20/this-is-not-a-gtk-30-blog-post/#comment-1378 foobob Mon, 21 Jul 2008 20:06:40 +0000 http://flors.wordpress.com/?p=84#comment-1378 so finally, it seems after some time of various blog posts we are getting to some interesting articles about the vision the Gnome. All the kudos to the people behind the projects you mentioned. Yet I think changes to GTK are important as they make the development of those and other higher-abstract projects easier. so finally, it seems after some time of various blog posts we are getting to some interesting articles about the vision the Gnome. All the kudos to the people behind the projects you mentioned. Yet I think changes to GTK are important as they make the development of those and other higher-abstract projects easier.

]]> By: jonathancarter http://flors.wordpress.com/2008/07/20/this-is-not-a-gtk-30-blog-post/#comment-1357 jonathancarter Sun, 20 Jul 2008 06:47:56 +0000 http://flors.wordpress.com/?p=84#comment-1357 OMG, this is a bit embarrassing. I've lost some weight this week, and I was staring at my belly *just* before reading this post :-/ I agree with what you say though. Personally I think that the Gnome desktop can make huge strides with the current technologies in place. I think having a Gnome 3 would be great, but it could really be a Gnome 2 release with lots of new features branded as Gnome 3. Then you could keep the marketing people and the people who actually want a good desktop environment happy. OMG, this is a bit embarrassing. I’ve lost some weight this week, and I was staring at my belly *just* before reading this post :-/

I agree with what you say though. Personally I think that the Gnome desktop can make huge strides with the current technologies in place. I think having a Gnome 3 would be great, but it could really be a Gnome 2 release with lots of new features branded as Gnome 3. Then you could keep the marketing people and the people who actually want a good desktop environment happy.

]]> By: Pavel http://flors.wordpress.com/2008/07/20/this-is-not-a-gtk-30-blog-post/#comment-1349 Pavel Sat, 19 Jul 2008 23:02:24 +0000 http://flors.wordpress.com/?p=84#comment-1349 damn, if you would have posted it a bit earlier I would not have written something very similar: http://www.madman2k.net/articles/gnome-prospects/ damn, if you would have posted it a bit earlier I would not have written something very similar: http://www.madman2k.net/articles/gnome-prospects/

]]> By: Tom http://flors.wordpress.com/2008/07/20/this-is-not-a-gtk-30-blog-post/#comment-1348 Tom Sat, 19 Jul 2008 22:27:26 +0000 http://flors.wordpress.com/?p=84#comment-1348 Its interesting to note, like you briefly mention how unimportant the old desktop metaphor is becoming. A great example of this as an application would of course be evolution which was so massively important when it was first release (and in many cases is still very important) but for a very significant majority of users has been completely replaced by webmail in one form or another. Initives like the online desktop look promising too, to add to your list of exciting projects, but the problem with many of these is they lack manpower simply because they require a visionary lead, and its often difficult to convince others to join who can't forsee the benefits the project may bring, so they take a long while from announcement to reach a state where they can fit in to a general purpose desktop reliably. Its interesting to note, like you briefly mention how unimportant the old desktop metaphor is becoming. A great example of this as an application would of course be evolution which was so massively important when it was first release (and in many cases is still very important) but for a very significant majority of users has been completely replaced by webmail in one form or another.

Initives like the online desktop look promising too, to add to your list of exciting projects, but the problem with many of these is they lack manpower simply because they require a visionary lead, and its often difficult to convince others to join who can’t forsee the benefits the project may bring, so they take a long while from announcement to reach a state where they can fit in to a general purpose desktop reliably.

]]> By: Mario http://flors.wordpress.com/2008/07/20/this-is-not-a-gtk-30-blog-post/#comment-1347 Mario Sat, 19 Jul 2008 22:04:02 +0000 http://flors.wordpress.com/?p=84#comment-1347 All the projects you mentioned are here not because we needed them to write some cool applications, but because we are already stretching the possibilities of the existing underlaying technologies. Most certainly the projects you mentioned are just a part of innovation wave that can be seen on the horizon right now. Desktop environment lead (or at least should) changes in the underlaying infrastructure, and not vice versa. That way we know what we need, and we can get there in cooperation with all stakeholders. All the projects you mentioned are here not because we needed them to write some cool applications, but because we are already stretching the possibilities of the existing underlaying technologies. Most certainly the projects you mentioned are just a part of innovation wave that can be seen on the horizon right now. Desktop environment lead (or at least should) changes in the underlaying infrastructure, and not vice versa. That way we know what we need, and we can get there in cooperation with all stakeholders.

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