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author | Miguel de Icaza <miguel@gnome.org> | 2002-08-25 02:55:31 +0400 |
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committer | Miguel de Icaza <miguel@gnome.org> | 2002-08-25 02:55:31 +0400 |
commit | a58ff9d3c1127b189b2fede871cf3403299b7981 (patch) | |
tree | 60d4d9384fe5d3dfddf9862d41dade1f0951e4a2 /web/faq | |
parent | 21c8194c65f1ba88ba92b881a810c6e69a4a1827 (diff) |
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@@ -300,47 +300,11 @@ A: There is a sample file called `DbClient' in gtk-sharp/samples that you gtk-sharp/sample/DbClient, where there is a GTK# application that uses System.Data. It does not use DataAdapter, but DataReader though. -<a name="winforms"></a> -** Mono and WinForms - -Q: Can you tell me why aren't you implementing WinForms?. - -A: (This is based in an original mail to mono-list written by Miguel de - Icaza. You should read it for completion, but the core part is here). - - First, Windows.Forms is packed with quirks and is not that great of a - toolkit in the first place. Up to the point of the unconfirmed rumor - that Microsoft is working on a replacement for it. - - Once the runtime is done, we will very likely start contributing to - the Gtk# project ourselves, and we will likely start doing feasibility - work on getting Mono used by Gnome developers: full gnome apps and - extending existing applications. - - Those interested in hacking on Windows.Forms are welcome to do so, - but Ximian will not likely look at it in the near future; if there is - enough demand, or I can be convinced that Windows.Forms is useful for - something Ximian might re-evaluate our resource allocation for this - task. - - By doing native ports, we could use the same API on all those systems. - Also, Gtk is mature enough, we know this because we have built an entire - desktop (and all sorts of very window system-specific hacks), and we - have built a bunch of productivity applications with it. - -Q: What about VCL?. - - Someone mentioned VCL. The only problem with the VCL is that it can - only be used for GPL applications (or I guess you could license it from - Borland for your app), and would have to be ported from Delphi to C# - (or someone would have to write a CIL compiler for it). - -Q: What about doing something like the eclipse project (www.eclipse.org)? - -A: The Eclipse toolkit is not a general purpose toolkit. It will require a - lot of work before it is such a thing. It is a toolkit used to - implement a development environment. +Q: Do you have an estimate for when Windows.Forms will be released? +A: We do not know, volunteers are working on this, but there is no set + date yet. The current approach is using the Wine Library to implement + it. <a name="msft"></a> ** Mono and Microsoft |