I think we need to build a consensus first among Windows users and developers on whether this change is indeed desirable (considering the lack of preview and bookmarks).
Sure.
So, to succeed this time, it is kinda required that you not only make the patch but also maintain it for at least some time, fixing bugs and regressions etc.
That seems reasonable. I havn't been on the developers list long, but I think I'll be here for quite a while. I have a significant vested interest in Inkscape being a high quality app, given that I've mostly migrated away from CorelDRAW now.
----- Original Message ----- From: "bulia byak" <buliabyak@...400...> To: "Joel Holdsworth" <joel@...1709...> Cc: inkscape-devel@lists.sourceforge.net Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2007 5:48 PM Subject: Re: [Inkscape-devel] Getting the GdkWindow in which a verb was invoked
On 6/26/07, Joel Holdsworth <joel@...1709...> wrote:
Are you saying that at some stage there was suport for native windows file dialogs which was then removed? If so why was this? and if I was to add the support in once again would I be reversing some community decision from a while ago? if that decision was made, on what grounds was it made?
The old native dialogs were dropped simply because no one could maintain them. We didn't have as many developers back then and almost no Windows developers. So, to succeed this time, it is kinda required that you not only make the patch but also maintain it for at least some time, fixing bugs and regressions etc. Also, in any case, I think we need to build a consensus first among Windows users and developers on whether this change is indeed desirable (considering the lack of preview and bookmarks).
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