Do you really like the native Windows dialog that much more than the (IMO) more powerful GTK dialogs?
OMG Yes! The GTK dialogs ares too limiting. I can't do file management tasks from the GTK (if I have a naming conflict I'll delete, move, or rename another file before saving... why switch to another app or terminal to do that when it's right there?), the views/sorting is better in Windows, breadcrumb navigation SUCKS when you're working on the same file in side-by-side directories/branches, etc. It's actually one of the few refreshing things when I'm using the Windows laptop... and I would even go as far to say the Windows dialog should be default on the windows builds!
-Tim
On Thu, 8 Apr 2010 14:26:36 -0400, Timothy wrote:
Do you really like the native Windows dialog that much more than the (IMO) more powerful GTK dialogs?
OMG Yes! The GTK dialogs ares too limiting. I can't do file management
ok, ok, :)
better in Windows, breadcrumb navigation SUCKS when you're working on the same file in side-by-side directories/branches, etc. It's actually one of the few refreshing things when I'm using the Windows laptop... and I would even go as far to say the Windows dialog should be default on the windows builds!
Not sure. We had this in the past, then we chose to use the native GTK dialogs on Windows as well. That's why that compile-time option exists.
I'll try to fix the issue soon so it will compile again.
What we could do is making the choice of the dialogs not a compile-time option but a runtime-option. And maybe add a GUI preference for it so more users get the ability to actually decide which dialogs they want (I guess most of the Windows users don't compile Geany theirselves :D).
Regards, Enrico
Am 08.04.2010 23:20, schrieb Enrico Tröger:
What we could do is making the choice of the dialogs not a compile-time option but a runtime-option. And maybe add a GUI preference for it so more users get the ability to actually decide which dialogs they want (I guess most of the Windows users don't compile Geany theirselves :D).
Regards, Enrico
That's indeed a nice idea.
Best regards.
I second that idea :)
On 4/8/2010 4:29 PM, Thomas Martitz wrote:
Am 08.04.2010 23:20, schrieb Enrico Tröger:
What we could do is making the choice of the dialogs not a compile-time option but a runtime-option. And maybe add a GUI preference for it so more users get the ability to actually decide which dialogs they want (I guess most of the Windows users don't compile Geany theirselves :D).
Regards, Enrico
That's indeed a nice idea.
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On Thu, 8 Apr 2010 23:20:59 +0200, Enrico wrote:
Hey guys,
actually one of the few refreshing things when I'm using the Windows laptop... and I would even go as far to say the Windows dialog should be default on the windows builds!
Not sure. We had this in the past, then we chose to use the native GTK dialogs on Windows as well. That's why that compile-time option exists.
I'll try to fix the issue soon so it will compile again.
Not as soon as I wished but still: I committed a basic native Windows Save As dialog with the side effect that Geany compiles again with GEANY_USE_WIN32_DIALOG set. The dialog should save files and work with file filters (which are not sorted, yet). Though any other functionality from the GTK Save As dialog is missing. I think I'll adapt most of the set/get initial directory and filename logic but probably not much more. Anyway, patches are welcome. Oh, and feedback. Especially about some of my favourite features like Unicode filenames and such :).
What we could do is making the choice of the dialogs not a compile-time option but a runtime-option. And maybe add a GUI preference for it so more users get the ability to actually decide which dialogs they want (I guess most of the Windows users don't compile Geany theirselves :D).
This will be the next step. I hope to get it done in time before Geany 0.19.
Regards, Enrico
On Mon, 10 May 2010 23:58:45 +0200, Enrico wrote:
Hey,
What we could do is making the choice of the dialogs not a compile-time option but a runtime-option. And maybe add a GUI preference for it so more users get the ability to actually decide which dialogs they want (I guess most of the Windows users don't compile Geany theirselves :D).
This will be the next step. I hope to get it done in time before Geany 0.19.
Done now in SVN. There is a new GUI pref in General->Miscelleanous to enable/diable the Windows dialogs.
I hope this will work as expected. Any feedback is welcome.
Regards, Enrico