> Yeah, after being frustrated by those new features adding to fltk1 but > cannot be used on fltk2, and being frightened by the new "declarations" > on fltk2 as "never attained stability and is now generally dormant", i > am glad to find fltk3. > > So fltk3 wrapped both fltk1 and fltk2, which could mean the following? > > 1. I can easily transform my current fltk2 to fltk3 (just recompile!)
That's the plan. But development of fltk3 is still experimental (think: very alpha) and is mainly focussed on the fltk1 -> fltk3 transition at present, since that's where the bulk of the user code lies, and where the most stable base comes from. So: fltk3 will currently build (almost?) all fltk-1.3 code OK, and any fltk3 code. It will build *some* fltk2 code I think, but this is much less robust. Part of the problem is that there are so few people who really grok the fltk2 codebase, so layering it into fltk3 is slow and tricky. Ben did some work, but there is still a way to go... And in any case, we probably will not have a stable baseline of fltk3 for a while yet, there are still issues to resolve! > 2. I can now use new features/widgets for fltk1 in my new program of > fltk3 Yes. > 3. More exciting features developed in fltk1 or fltk2 later can be > directly used in fltk3. Not sure what you are asking here. Once fltk3 actually works, I expect fltk1 to go into maintenance only, no new features. Fltk2 is more or less in that state anyway... Once fltk3 works, it becomes the "One True Way" moving forwards. SELEX Galileo Ltd Registered Office: Sigma House, Christopher Martin Road, Basildon, Essex SS14 3EL A company registered in England & Wales. Company no. 02426132 ******************************************************************** This email and any attachments are confidential to the intended recipient and may also be privileged. If you are not the intended recipient please delete it from your system and notify the sender. You should not copy it or use it for any purpose nor disclose or distribute its contents to any other person. ******************************************************************** _______________________________________________ fltk mailing list fltk@easysw.com http://lists.easysw.com/mailman/listinfo/fltk
