[news.eclipse.tools] SWT/Fox volunteers wanted

[ivan.markov@xxxxxxxxx (Ivan Markov)]

Werner Punz wrote:

> Luis Neves wrote:

> > 
> >> For a snappy version either use the motif version or port SWT to Qt
> >> and/or the fox toolkit :-) (which is by far the fastest toolkit under
> >> Unix I've seen so far)
> > 
> > Yep ...a SWT port to QT/KDE would rock.
> > I seem to remember that a effort to port SWT to QT was underway, do you
> > know where can I check for progress?
> > 
> Actually I recently followed a thread. Accordingly the Qt port already was
> working, but they (IBM) can't release it due to licensing issues. A russian
> guy was thinking about porting it to fox toolkit (another excellent
> blazingly fast toolkit) but I don't know how far he is already and if he
> already has started.

Actually I am a bulgarian guy :-)

Several months now and I am still at the beginning of the port. :-)
I have some very basic stuff partially working (checkbox, button, label,
shell, a very buggy and incomplete tree); I was recently fighting with the
Image/ImageLoader stuff.

Well the truth is I am very busy lately at work (we are about to release
the next version of our product).

Also porting SWT is a huge effort and there are no other volunteers for a
SWT/Fox port besides me. Given that, and the unclearness around the
possible SWT/Qt port (which, if appears will render SWT/Fox redundant)
does little to motivate me..

But please, if there are any other guys that want to get involved, contact
me!