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han

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GTK3 still alpha
« on: March 16, 2025, 12:38:37 pm »
The GTK3 widget is still alpha. Will it be further developed or is it better to use QT5 or QT6?
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Re: GTK3 still alpha
« Reply #1 on: March 16, 2025, 12:43:36 pm »
For my text editor I cannot use gtk3 yet.
Blocking bugs

https://gitlab.com/freepascal.org/lazarus/lazarus/-/issues/41518
https://gitlab.com/freepascal.org/lazarus/lazarus/-/issues/41413

Gtk3 will be developed if developer Zeljko will have time/wish.
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Re: GTK3 still alpha
« Reply #2 on: March 16, 2025, 02:11:12 pm »
Those blocking issues are both wayland related and should probably be fixed at the wayland side.
I still use gtk2 (preferred) but Qt5/6 are very usable too.
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Re: GTK3 still alpha
« Reply #3 on: March 16, 2025, 03:06:15 pm »
Quote from: AlexTP on March 16, 2025, 12:43:36 pm
Gtk3 will be developed if developer Zeljko will have time/wish.

It's sad that there aren't enough of us
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Re: GTK3 still alpha
« Reply #4 on: March 18, 2025, 08:56:17 pm »
Quote from: ALLIGATOR on March 16, 2025, 03:06:15 pm
It's sad that there aren't enough of us

Then maybe start to try to fix the problems in Gtk3 instead of complaining?
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Re: GTK3 still alpha
« Reply #5 on: March 19, 2025, 02:11:46 am »
Quote from: PascalDragon on March 18, 2025, 08:56:17 pm
Then maybe start to try to fix the problems in Gtk3 instead of complaining?

That's a fair point )
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Re: GTK3 still alpha
« Reply #6 on: March 19, 2025, 03:06:56 am »
@Željan Rikalo deserves enormous recognition and thanks for his work.
If you look back, he's made major changes to GTK3 in the last two months and weeks, and it's no longer as "alpha" as it once was.

It's also worth remembering that he himself keeps updating and correcting everything related to QT, QT5, and QT6.
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Re: GTK3 still alpha
« Reply #7 on: March 21, 2025, 07:45:14 pm »
Officially: Gtk3 is not alpha anymore :) .

https://gitlab.com/freepascal.org/lazarus/lazarus/-/commit/287fbaaa1a56d37458146e624d1dd9b6c4debddd

Thank you so much @Željan Rikalo

And to all who have contributed
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Re: GTK3 still alpha
« Reply #8 on: March 21, 2025, 07:46:20 pm »
GTK3 is still far from OK. My text editor cannot be used with gtk3 ws.
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Re: GTK3 still alpha
« Reply #9 on: March 22, 2025, 06:29:02 am »
I cannot thank Zeljko enough for his work in this space !

However, I would not expect Lazarus Trunk to be able to make a usable GTK3 version of my app. I tried it three weeks ago seeing a huge  number of commits and it was a very long way off. ListView in particular but many other issues.  I would love it to be ready now but suspect I'm hoping for too much !

Traveling, terrible network connection, cannot test but will certainly try as soon as I can !

It may not be Alpha (yippee !) but perhaps it should be marked Beta ?

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Re: GTK3 still alpha
« Reply #10 on: March 22, 2025, 07:44:02 am »
There was no beta mark in history for any widgetset, so, no.
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Re: GTK3 still alpha
« Reply #11 on: March 24, 2025, 05:46:27 pm »
Thanks. So the GTK3 is actively developed. I can't help with developing a widget. I have tested GTK3 trunk and it look much better now.  Still some issues I will report.
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Re: GTK3 still alpha
« Reply #12 on: March 25, 2025, 04:26:17 pm »
Quote from: han on March 24, 2025, 05:46:27 pm
So the GTK3 is actively developed.
Yes:
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Re: GTK3 still alpha
« Reply #13 on: March 25, 2025, 06:46:19 pm »
Not a real killer, but I'm using lazarus gtk3 for almost all day to debug simple project and coding lazarus fixes, so yes, it is in much better shape than it was few months ago.
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Re: GTK3 still alpha
« Reply #14 on: March 25, 2025, 07:16:14 pm »
We know..the onces who follow the commits.
Tnx for the efforts and the very wry humor  ::) :P
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