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Author Topic: GTK+ and complexity (and OSS in general)  (Read 4,810 times)

wraith808

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GTK+ and complexity (and OSS in general)
« on: August 20, 2014, 07:13 PM »
So, I figured I'd start looking at using GTK-sharp and getting on the OSS bandwagon.

I was dissuaded by the fact of trying to use it. :(

I started with Tomboy... a nice note taking app.

It's working on two machines now.  But only after installing a horrendous amount of things.



That just seems... crazy.  And it's more than a bit offputting.  Does that seem crazy to anyone else?  Or is it just me?

IainB

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Re: GTK+ and complexity (and OSS in general)
« Reply #1 on: August 20, 2014, 10:04 PM »
^^  :D   Had to smile at that nice diagram. One can see what you mean. Because it looked like such a potentially nifty PIM (Personal Information Manager), I downloaded/installed Tomboy - gtk-sharp-2.12.8-1.win32.msi in 2009. I was amazed at the complexity of just that installation. I was later reminded of it by this Dilbert cartoon:

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