From owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Sep 18 07:58:28 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3D2B0106566C; Tue, 18 Sep 2012 07:58:28 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl) Received: from wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl (wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl [89.206.35.99]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9BF8E8FC14; Tue, 18 Sep 2012 07:58:27 +0000 (UTC) Received: from wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl (8.14.5/8.14.5) with ESMTP id q8I7wLaG044751; Tue, 18 Sep 2012 09:58:21 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl) Received: from localhost (wojtek@localhost) by wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl (8.14.5/8.14.5/Submit) with ESMTP id q8I7wLiP044748; Tue, 18 Sep 2012 09:58:21 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl) Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2012 09:58:21 +0200 (CEST) From: Wojciech Puchar To: Lorenzo Cogotti In-Reply-To: Message-ID: References: <20120917161427.GB11773@e-new.0x20.net> User-Agent: Alpine 2.00 (BSF 1167 2008-08-23) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed X-Greylist: Sender passed SPF test, not delayed by milter-greylist-4.2.7 (wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl [127.0.0.1]); Tue, 18 Sep 2012 09:58:21 +0200 (CEST) Cc: FreeBSD Hackers , Adrian Chadd , Lars Engels , Zhihao Yuan Subject: Re: Providing a default graphical environment on FreeBSD X-BeenThere: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Technical Discussions relating to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2012 07:58:28 -0000 > actually come out of it). I then faced the problem that there are lots > of GUI toolkits, lots of scenarios to take into account, lots of desktop You cannot change it. There are lots of GUI toolking and none are really consistent. None are part of FreeBSD and none will. If you want to write GUI programs like this you just have to select single one. Or better - spend you time on more productive things that making another graphic toy. Even drinking beer is more productive.