Re: [Passwordsafe-linux] PasswordSafe's Windows UI frameworks

[Keith M. <j.k...@gm...>]

As a user who relies on pwsafe to sync my pws between Linux, Android and
Windows devices I second Jaap B's vote for the solution most amenable to
multiplatform support.
Keith Morgan

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On Sat, Jul 6, 2019, 08:58 Jaap Berkhout <j.j...@xs...> wrote:

> Hi Rony,
>
> December last year I switched from Windows 7 Ultimate to Linux Mint 19.
>    I therefore use the Linux version of PasswordSafe (version 1.08.1).
> I realize that the Linux users are (at the moment) a small subgroup of
> your users.  Still, as far as I am concerned, a switch to a (sub)system
> that plays nice with Linux has preference.
>
> On 06.07.19 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
> >
> >
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