GtkSheet state, fork?

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Hi all,

I'm working on new python bindings for the gtkextra library. I'm specially
interested on the GtkSheet widget.

GtkSheet has serious bugs (especially when setting cell
background/foreground colors). Even the test
included with the library segfaults. It also needs serious modification by
discarding deprecated gtk
functions and exposing properties, which would really facilitate creating
other language bindings.

As the development of the gtkextra library is stagnant, I don't have much
hope that the bugs would be
resolved soon. Though I ask here if there are any plans on this, and I offe=
r
myself in helping fix bugs on
GtkSheet.

Additinally, if there are no plans in continuing gtkextra development, I
propose to fork the GtkSheet
(and GtkItemEntry) widgets to a separate library and continue myself with
the development/bug fixing.

My idea is to try to solve most serious bugs, add properties and substitute
deprecated
glib/gtk function calls for more modern ones. I would try to keep the API a=
s
close to the original
as possible, breaking the API only if that's really needed.

Finally, I would prefer to continue development of this new library, which =
I
would unoriginally call
gtksheet, in a place with distributed control version system suport (git,
mercurial, bazaar). My first
thought is github.

Many thanks to the developers of GtkExtra and also to the developers of the
former python-gtkextra bindings
for their great work.

Tell me you thought on this.

Greetings,

V=EDctor

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Hi all,<br><br>I&#39;m working on new python bindings for the gtkextra libr=
ary. I&#39;m specially interested on the GtkSheet widget.<br><br>GtkSheet h=
as serious bugs (especially when setting cell background/foreground colors)=
. Even the test<br>
included with the library segfaults. It also needs serious modification by =
discarding deprecated gtk <br>functions and exposing properties, which woul=
d really facilitate creating other language bindings.<br><br>As the develop=
ment of the gtkextra library is stagnant, I don&#39;t have much hope that t=
he bugs would be <br>
resolved soon. Though I ask here if there are any plans on this, and I offe=
r myself in helping fix bugs on <br>GtkSheet. <br><br>Additinally, if there=
 are no plans in continuing gtkextra development, I propose to fork the Gtk=
Sheet <br>
(and GtkItemEntry) widgets to a separate library and continue myself with t=
he development/bug fixing. <br><br>My idea is to try to solve most serious =
bugs, add properties and substitute deprecated <br>glib/gtk function calls =
for more modern ones. I would try to keep the API as close to the original<=
br>
as possible, breaking the API only if that&#39;s really needed.<br><br>Fina=
lly, I would prefer to continue development of this new library, which I wo=
uld unoriginally call <br>gtksheet, in a place with distributed control ver=
sion system suport (git, mercurial, bazaar). My first<br>
thought is github.<br><br>Many thanks to the developers of GtkExtra and als=
o to the developers of the former python-gtkextra bindings<br>for their gre=
at work.<br><br>Tell me you thought on this.<br><br>Greetings,<br><br>V=EDc=
tor<br>
<br><br><br><br>

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