Re: About the last exchange on bugtracker

[Fabien Bodard <gambas.fr@xxxxxxxxx>]

There is FLTK too... 300ko binary

Fabien Bodard

Le jeu. 20 nov. 2025, 20:07, gbWilly <gbWilly@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> a écrit :

> On Thursday, November 20th, 2025 at 19:01, Bruce Steers <
> bsteers4@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> I like the SDL2 idea.
> I've often thought about a gambas toolkit using gb.sdl2 or gb.cairo.
>
> Something that would work without any of the toolkits at all.
> maybe it could import toolkit looks if required.
> and otherwise be fully customizable.
>
>
> I would very much love to see a toolkit independent implementation.
> And even on wayland, could a transparent overlay that does support x and y
> coordinates be a solution to circumvent wayland?
> The more you control, the more freedom of development, quite simple.
> But the world is heading the other way, that is what I have witnessed in
> my life time and I'm not a junior anymore.
>
>
> Mind you I haven't seen how sdl2 works on wayland.
>
> I feel for Benoit with GTK4, from what i read it's completely different
> (incompatible) to GTK3 meaning a whole new component will need to be built
> from the ground up.
>
> The OP on the bugtracker i think just does not like the variance of linux
> and prefers windows.
>
>
> The OP in the bugtracker is clearly not aware of what it takes to keep up
> with the ever ongoing developments that add nothing and take all, and not
> open to reason and debate.
>
>
>
> He even keeps complaining that it's absurd he has to add the gambas repo
> to get the latest version because "we" have not updated the debian
> repository! I thought I'd explained why we couldn't update debian repo but
> i don't think he's listening to reason.
>
>
> As I said, no awareness...
>
> gbWilly
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