On 7/13/06, Olivier Chapuis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
seventh guardian a écrit :
> On 7/12/06, Thomas Adam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>> On Wed, Jul 12, 2006 at 11:24:57PM +0100, seventh guardian wrote:
>> > Hello.
>> >
>> > Having looked at FvwmGtk code, I realise there's no need for gnome
>> > support, as no gnome specific functions are used. So, there's no
>> > advantage of calling gnome_init vs gtk_init. And from what I see, the
>> > gnome support has been several times mis-used by "precompiled distros"
>> > (forcing the instalation of gnome libs when they are not required at
>> > all).
>> >
>> > So, I ask if we can remove the gnome support from FvwmGtk.
>>
>> I've been saying this for years -- yet no one would listen. I am in
>> favour of it.
>>
>
> Humm..
>
> After a bit more dig up, it seems that "gnome support" is not just
> that.. It's also the gnome wm hints support.. it may be important, as
> this allows fvwm to integrate with gnome desktop (pagers and stuff).
>
yes, but only for gnome 1, so ...
Oh! Didn't know that.
> But in what refers to FvwmGtk, it works exactly the same without gnome
> support. The final question is, is it worth remove gnome support from
> FvwmGtk if the rest of fvwm still needs it...
>
Not exactly (bug report system, if I remember some discussions on this
list). This known as, I am in favor of removing gnome support in FvwmGtk.
And considering the above, what about removing the whole gnome support
from fvwm?
Olivier
