
Road Map
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Next Version (which will be GTK 1.2 only)

  - Improved source code output.

	We will use structs to hold pointers to all widgets instead
	of the current method of storing pointers by using
	gtk_object_set_data() and letting the user get them
	using get_widget(). This is too cumbersome.

	We will also place source code for each component in a
	separate file, including the signal handler functions which
	users edit. We will use comments to delimit generated
	source code, so we can regenerate without affecting user
	code.

	May also include a simple editor to allow code to be edited
	within Glade.


Future Versions

  - Better support for accelerators, including underlined
	accelerator keys on menus, labels or buttons for activating/setting
	focus to particular widgets.

  - Complete support for GTK 1.2 widgets.

  - Gnome support.

  - Rewrite property editor (as an Object), so you can set the properties of
	multiple widgets at once. Also move all properties onto one scrollable
	page, and have one other page for signal handlers. Move style and
	accelerator properties to separate dialogs. For the signal handlers,
	list all available signals with an entry to set the handler function
	name and a button to show the handler source code?

  - Support for Styles & rc files.

  - Integrate with gIDE or other GTK+ IDEs.


Long Term

  - Support external widgets, using gmodule's dynamic loading and GTK's
	support for getting/setting widget Args.

  - Add data-bound widgets, so database apps can be built with Glade.



Damon, 20 March 1999
