Re: About the last exchange on bugtracker

[Gianluigi <gradobag@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi,

As I said, from the height of my ignorance 🤪, I completely agree with 
Fabien.
The only thing that scares me is backward compatibility, and I think 
that could block the project from the start.

Regards
Gianluigi


Il 20/11/25 23:49, Fabien Bodard ha scritto:
> There is FLTK too... 300ko binary
>
> Fabien Bodard
>
> Le jeu. 20 nov. 2025, 20:07, gbWilly <gbWilly@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> <mailto:gbWilly@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>> a écrit :
>
>     On Thursday, November 20th, 2025 at 19:01, Bruce Steers
>     <bsteers4@xxxxxxxxx <mailto: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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>
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