Re: [Passwordsafe-linux] PasswordSafe's Windows UI frameworks
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From: DJC <dj...@re...> - 2019-07-06 14:10:53
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Hi, Rony. Good question. As a user of both Linux and Windows, I'd far prefer an interface that's as similar as possible between the two, and I don't give a hoot for the Windows version to have a "pure Windows" flavor. It does seem to me that using a library that basically supports more than one OS is a great advantage for future maintenance and development. Pete On 06-Jul-19 12:17, pwsafe.org wrote: > Hi, > > I'm at a crossroad with regards to the Windows version of PasswordSafe, and > would like to get input from the members of this list. > > PasswordSafe's Windows UI is built directly upon MFC from the first > releases. This means that over time, we've enhanced MFC's functionality by > deriving classes from MFC with functionality "borrowed" from other sources. > > Case in point: CPWToolbar is derived from the CToolBar MFC class, with code > added to support the PasswordSafe graphics. Problem is, new display > technology is poorly supported by CPWToolBar::CToolBar. > > Micorsoft has replaced CToolBar with CMFCToolBar, which contains much of > the new functionality that was previously hand-coded in CPWToolBar. The > switch to CPWToolBar::CMFCToolBar, however, is non-trivial. > > Also, the PasswordSafe Windows UI is getting a bit old, compared to today's > programs, and could use a general facelift. > > So now I'm considering three options: > 1. Local fix: Move from CPWToolBar::CToolBar to CPWToolBar::CMFCToolBar > 2. Switch to the wxWidgets UI for Windows as the shipping UI. > 3. Switch to the Qt UI framework, which appears to be much more polished > than wxWidgets, for Windows, and perhaps for Linux as well. The Qt Open > Source License is GPL 2/3, but I think that this is compatible with the > project's license (that is, I think a mixed license would work). > > Thoughts, anyone? > > Rony > _______________________________________________ > Passwordsafe-linux mailing list > Pas...@li... > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/passwordsafe-linux > |