[Xcb] xcb and Xt

[Barton C Massey]

I think it would be interesting, but I'm also not sure if
it's worth it.

Xt as it stands is pretty Xlib-integrated---a typical Xt
application makes quite a few Xlib calls.  So if you want to
support legacy apps, you probably are stuck with Xlib/XCB
indefinitely.  This is not a bad thing, necessarily, and
actually we would love to have apps that exercise and test
the Xlib/XCB mixed mode.

I think if you want to write new apps in pure XCB, though,
you'd be better off just creating a new toolkit.  I'm one of
these mutants who doesn't believe that the last word has
been written on toolkits, even in C.  Also, I think C (and
its cousin C++) is a horrible language in which to write
applications.  :-)

Let us know how we can help with whatever you decide to do.

	Bart

In message <80d224fa0807010144s25688e3ew6bb45b26a3d1d007 at mail.gmail.com> you wrote:
>  Hi,
> 
>  What's the general feeling/opinion on Xt ( C toolkit ) and xcb ?
> 
>  I am thinking about porting it to XCB and perhaps doing a bit of a
> rewrite in the process ...
> 
>  I think Xt is a bit too complicated for what it does, and perhaps it
> could be rewritten in a simpler fashion, so I was thinking of trying
> to refactor it into simpler components on which the existing Xt could
> be implemented.
> 
>  I don't know if I will have the time or motivation, but I have been
> considering it for a while. So I thought I should ask if it's a waste
> of time or would do any good.
> 
>  Would it be any good, or is Xt as a toolkit just 'legacy'  ?
> 
>  / regards, Lars Segerlund.
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