FreeLists / openbeos / [openbeos] Re: Does beos have gtk

[Erik Jaesler <erik@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> Please take no offence on this.

None taken. =)  At one point there was a gtk port underway, by David 
Reid if memory serves (feel free to correct me if I'm wrong, folks). 
Certainly it would be nice if somebody picked up the baton on that one, 
though it falls well outside the purview of the OBOS project.

I had a little difficulty changing over to the BeOS desktop after years 
of using Windows, but once I got the hang of it, using Windows has been 
painful ever since.  Not sure that's a good thing, given the amount of 
time I have to spend using it, but there you have it. ;)  Give it a 
chance to sink in and I think you'll find it just about the most 
intuitive interface around.  Oh, and it's wicked fast. =)

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Gollum wrote:
> I mean I love gtk. I would love to see a port of gtk on beos. Makes sense.
> All the applicaion base of linux could hence be recompiled under open beos.
>
> According to previous comments. I really think linux does feel a bit slow.
> And I blame X for it. It's too heavy. It's got too many features that no one
> uses. And no one in the linux community has the sense of making a new gui
> server. They at times seem to be stuck with old meaningless traditions.
> Otherwise I love linux. There is so much to play around with.
>
> I think gnome2 is a wonderful desktop enviroment. Hay guys. What makses me
> wonder is beos does need some kind of a better interface. The first time I
> tryed beos I found it really tricky. I could'nt find applications once
> minimised. then I could not start another application without minimising the
> current application. I really think it needs a easyer interface for the
> general public.
> Please take no offence on this.
>
> gollum