> > The more I play with the gtk2 TListView, the more I realise what a<br>
> > superb, but extremely difficult, job other people have done making
the<br>
> > gtk2 widget conform to the win32 api structure. <br><br>
> All the ComCtrls are tightly bound to the Win32 platform/widgetset, see<br>> my recent problems with TTabControl. I see two ways for overcoming such<br>> problems:<br>
> - full emulation, not using native widgets of other platforms, or<br>
> - portable replacement components with limited Delphi compatibility.<br>
<br>I've been following various related discussions with interest. IMO What's been achieved already with the LCL has one huge advantage - and that's its compatibility with the VCL. Knowing two parts of nothing about Linux/gtk I was able to get up speed quite quickly simply because I already knew the existing framework. The people who worked on the LCL have done a superb job. <br>
<br>It certainly may be time to start discussions on a new component library (and I look at what Graeme has achieved with fpGUI and going down that path certainly has my vote) - but that is a decision with huge implications and will require a large amount of time allocated to it - time I simply don't have, I don't know about others... For now, I'm happy enough working within the current framework, getting the broken bits to work - always been happier as a code-monkey and not an architect :-)<br>
<br>My two bits :-) <br><br>Mike<br>