Re: Yes, particularly Glade3
| From: | Gage Morgan | Date: | Fri, 19 Jun 2015 23:07:39 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: Yes, particularly Glade3 | ||
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I emailed him about it.
> On Jun 19, 2015, at 6:53 PM, Gage Morgan <gagemorgan@outlook.com> wrote:
>
> He said he lost the will to participate, though his changes would have been nice to have in the
> main repo so that others could contribute. I'm getting 404 errors from the sites listed under
> his name. This was located in the archive of this list.
>
>
>
>> On Jun 19, 2015, at 6:41 PM, Madeleine D. <chezmmd@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>> G -
>>
>> AFAICT, one of the developers from Brazil is working on redoing the web
>> site.
>>
>> His email: alexandre@simaoebuhler.com.br. You can either email him, or
>> review the archives for this list for status.
>>
>> hth,
>> Madeleine D.
>>
>>
>>> On 06/19/2015 03:37 PM, Gage Morgan wrote:
>>> Are you saying I should go over to IRC? I did look at the resources page, and I did see
>>> links to programs made with PHP-GTK, but I'm talking about PHP-GTK itself. Also, the site
>>> itself needs a design upgrade to match up as a blue version of php.net. Anyone visiting will see
>>> what gtk.php.net looks like now and think that it is slightly outdated. I will go rescan the
>>> Resources page.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> On Jun 19, 2015, at 6:14 PM, Madeleine D. <chezmmd@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Gage -
>>>>
>>>> You need to go out the chat channel for this project. See the resources
>>>> page on the web site.
>>>>
>>>> The current development activity, such as it is, is there.
>>>>
>>>> Madeleine D.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> On 06/19/2015 03:06 PM, Gage Morgan wrote:
>>>>> Good Afternoon Madeleine,
>>>>>
>>>>> What you happen to be using is GTK2, which was replaced years ago. Although
>>>>> some may say that GTK3 is relatively new, that would be what I'd assume was due to its role in
>>>>> the controversial GNOME3 development. Timeframes for these two I currently don't have on me.
>>>>>
>>>>> Even worse, Glade3 has been out since August 12. 2006. So even though Glade 3.8
>>>>> can be used with GTK2, I can't find a package for GTK2. Essentially, even the docs on
>>>>> gtk.php.net need an overhaul, which I would have a hard time writing because I can't even fully
>>>>> utilize PHP-GTK yet.
>>>>>
>>>>> What I'm looking into is using PHP-GTK with GTK3 and Glade3.(19?). I read
>>>>> the archives and it was said something was in the works, but it doesn't look like anything has
>>>>> come to fruition yet.
>>>>>
>>>>> Because GTK2 isn't even available anymore, and PHP-GTK thus won't
>>>>> build for Glade even if it finds support, PHP-GTK needs to be "overhauled" for both
>>>>> packages (Glade3 and GTK3), something of which I have no idea how to do. I emailed Andrei directly
>>>>> about helping out, but he seems to not have been in his inbox for a while.
>>>>>
>>>>> Also, Windows for some odd reason has both Glade3 and GTK3 for PHP-GTK, but
>>>>> right now neither are built-in for Linux. I use Ubuntu and without these, PHP-GTK will stand a
>>>>> sitting duck. It's not dead, there's just not enough people. If whoever over here is still
>>>>> planning PHP-GTK3 that was mentioning it in January, please post an update on the fact that you are
>>>>> indeed working on a 3rd update or planning a 3rd update to the main page at gtk.php.net. I realize
>>>>> there have been some posts to an extent on gtk.php.net, but none seem to say anything about what the
>>>>> actual development happening right now is, just that "it's still happening."
>>>>>
>>>>> Also, in order to attract more people, there needs to be some
>>>>> "uniformization" with the website itself. The gtk.php.net will officially be pronounced a
>>>>> living project again when the website can make a PHP-GTK blue theme that goes along with the main
>>>>> site's theme at php.net. The current site looks like what php.net used to look like, but not
>>>>> what the actual php.net looks like anymore. If we can make PHP-GTK's website look like a blue
>>>>> version on par with php.net's current purple version, then the people come are gonna be like
>>>>> "When did this happen? Just yesterday it looked outdated!!"
>>>>>
>>>>> Even though the saying goes "Don't judge a book by it's
>>>>> cover," people will always end up doing just that. So, who in this project has been working on
>>>>> PHP-GTK3?
>>>>>
>>>>> (If there are any corrections to what I just said about Glade and GTK,
>>>>> don't mention them here because I will likely figure them out as time goes on, all I'm
>>>>> requesting is that somebody puts it out there that PHP-GTK3 is in fact underway and what the game
>>>>> plan is, even if incomplete)
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> On Jun 19, 2015, at 5:18 PM, Madeleine D. <chezmmd@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> G -
>>>>>>
>>>>>> It depends on what you're looking for. I am the developer for an
>>>>>> active
>>>>>> PHP-Gtk2 application in Medical Billing. We've been running our
>>>>>> customers on various versions/updates for about 6 years.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Currently, we run on Win/Mac/Ubuntu with pretty good success. But we
>>>>>> haven't spent a lot of time on technie details, like Glade, etc. We
>>>>>> usually just take from whatever port is already available.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> If I can help, I will.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Madeleine D.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On 06/19/2015 01:05 PM, M. Gage Morgan wrote:
>>>>>>> Glade2 support is long past due, and I have no clue how to get it in
>>>>>>> there. I am new here, and I am having troubles. I can install it on
>>>>>>> Ubuntu, but glade3 particularly and some of the others located in /ext
>>>>>>> aren't showing up. I have no clue how to develop for this project,
>>>>>>> so
>>>>>>> any pointers will be appreciated. I am also interested on getting this
>>>>>>> program back on track as it's something I want to use to make a
>>>>>>> set of
>>>>>>> default programs for an OS my friend and I have been working on.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> If there is any way I can help, I will. But first I need to find
>>>>>>> someone
>>>>>>> out there who is already active, and right now all I hear is radio
>>>>>>> silence...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> --MGage--
>
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