[sldev] [VWR] Creating Linux viewer on GTK

[alissa_sabre at yahoo.co.jp]

Developers,

I started modifying Linux viewers.  I' rewriting a lot of lower-layer
window interface.  The following is my plan.

What do you think?

- Avoid use of SDL entirely.

- Use GtkGLExt (http://www.k-3d.org/gtkglext/Main_Page) to access
  OpenGL instead.

- Rewrite as much features the current viewer does with low-level X11
  API with GTK API as possible.

- Use GTK immodule (GtkIMContext) to handle input methods.  (See VWR-2261.)

... and the following are *not* goals in my plan:

- I'm not replacing LLUI framework with GTK widgets.  A big GL-enabled
  GTK widget will replace SDL window, and LLUI components are shown
  there.

- I'm not employing GTK on Windows/MacOS.

Any comments including technical and policy viewpoints are welcome.

    Alissa Sabre
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