On Fri, 29 Jan 2010, Ron Jensen wrote:

>>> small, lean, mean, and written on top of OpenGL which makes life *much*
>>> easier for us.
>>>
>> Would it be possible (or even reasonable?) to strip out the GUI portion of
>> plib (essentially divorcing it from the bits that are un-needed/wanted)?
>>
>> The idea being that if plib was stripped down to only the essential
>> elements needed to support the GUI functionality, it might be more
>> managable to improve incrementally as time goes on.  The library could be
>> renamed "GUIGear" and be maintained along with the other *Gear projects.
>> It would also have the advantage of dropping an external library
>> dependancy.
>>
>> g.
>
> I wonder if it would be better to adopt OSG's gui rather than forking
> plib?  As I understand the current state of affairs, PUI is lightyears
> ahead of OSG's gui system though.
>

It's my understanding that replacing plib as the GUI would be a LOT of 
work.  That's why I suggested cutting it down to only what is relevant for 
the GUI.  That would make it a more managable solution.

g.


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