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I've been out of the gtk loop for a while now—I built a couple apps on gtk2 back in the day. What is wrong with gtk3? Why would this be controversial at all?

keithpeter 11y ago
Good question. Suppose I have a KDE based desktop which I gather uses qt as the widget library. Am I going to have another subset of libraries to run Firefox?
- JoshTriplett 11y ago
  You would whether Firefox used GTK+2 or GTK+3.
  - johnny22 11y ago
    and to be specific, firefox has used gtk2 for ages
    - kuschku 11y ago
      Well, there is a qt port. It’s really nice, but it isn’t really activate anymore. Currently I use a lot of hacks to get proper file selection dialogs in Firefox, as the GTK dialogs are just horrible to use.
cjsthompson 11y ago
Gtk+ 3 is part of the modern degenerate conspiracy along with systemd and other abominations such as kdbus to destroy Linux by straying from the time-honored ancestral traditions of UNIX which were devised when men were still true hardworking men, that spent hours of sweat and tears configuring their window managers and compiling kernel modules as was ordained by the ancients.
- babuskov 11y ago
  Do you have a blog? I like the way you write and would like to read more.
  - johnchristopher 11y ago
    https://news.ycombinator.com/threads?id=cjsthompson https://news.ycombinator.com/threads?id=cjsthompson
- newuserggs 11y ago
  ggs ... if you feel this way then create a for profit service that makes money ... like nginx ... keeping things alive is about having minions to work for you
mhogomchungu 11y ago
Below link may shed some light on gtk3 controversy. https://igurublog.wordpress.com/2012/11/05/gnome-et-al-rotting-in-threes/ https://igurublog.wordpress.com/2012/11/05/gnome-et-al-rotti...
mwfunk 11y ago
I don't have a definitive answer, but I think it'd be from association with Gnome 3, which draws out all sorts of pointless and tiresome flame wars amongst people who thrive on creating (and then wading into) emotionally charged drama about software, of all things. :(
jeltz 11y ago
It is the new theming engine in gtk3 which does not seem mature (or maybe there just are no good skins yet).

keithpeter 11y ago

Good question. Suppose I have a KDE based desktop which I gather uses qt as the widget library. Am I going to have another subset of libraries to run Firefox?

JoshTriplett 11y ago
You would whether Firefox used GTK+2 or GTK+3.
- johnny22 11y ago
  and to be specific, firefox has used gtk2 for ages
  - kuschku 11y ago
    Well, there is a qt port. It’s really nice, but it isn’t really activate anymore. Currently I use a lot of hacks to get proper file selection dialogs in Firefox, as the GTK dialogs are just horrible to use.

cjsthompson 11y ago

Gtk+ 3 is part of the modern degenerate conspiracy along with systemd and other abominations such as kdbus to destroy Linux by straying from the time-honored ancestral traditions of UNIX which were devised when men were still true hardworking men, that spent hours of sweat and tears configuring their window managers and compiling kernel modules as was ordained by the ancients.

babuskov 11y ago
Do you have a blog? I like the way you write and would like to read more.
- johnchristopher 11y ago
  https://news.ycombinator.com/threads?id=cjsthompson https://news.ycombinator.com/threads?id=cjsthompson
newuserggs 11y ago
ggs ... if you feel this way then create a for profit service that makes money ... like nginx ... keeping things alive is about having minions to work for you

mhogomchungu 11y ago

Below link may shed some light on gtk3 controversy. https://igurublog.wordpress.com/2012/11/05/gnome-et-al-rotting-in-threes/ https://igurublog.wordpress.com/2012/11/05/gnome-et-al-rotti...

mwfunk 11y ago

I don't have a definitive answer, but I think it'd be from association with Gnome 3, which draws out all sorts of pointless and tiresome flame wars amongst people who thrive on creating (and then wading into) emotionally charged drama about software, of all things. :(

jeltz 11y ago

It is the new theming engine in gtk3 which does not seem mature (or maybe there just are no good skins yet).