From 3ffc891057982537703caa4a65d46e8b3dfe8586 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jean-Philippe Ouellet Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2016 01:21:56 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Add note to prefer using GTK over Qt for new GUIs See https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/qubes-devel/2pWolRF3otY for discussion of why. --- basics_dev/usability-ux.md | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) diff --git a/basics_dev/usability-ux.md b/basics_dev/usability-ux.md index 6d32472e..801982a2 100644 --- a/basics_dev/usability-ux.md +++ b/basics_dev/usability-ux.md @@ -212,6 +212,8 @@ Clearly, cutting out navigating through the file system can save a user quite a The the desktop GUIs which QubesOS versions 1 - 3.1 offer are [KDE](https://www.kde.org), as well as [Xfce](https://xfce.org). We are currently migrating towards using [GNOME](https://www.gnome.org). We know some people prefer KDE, however, we believe the overalluser experience of GNOME is more focused on simplicity and ease of use for average non-technical users. Xfce will always be supported, and technical users will always be able to still use KDE or other desktop environments. +This means you should use GTK rather than Qt for new GUIs. + All three desktop environments have their own [human interface guidelines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_interface_guidelines) and we suggest you familiarize yourself with the platform you developing for. - [GNOME Human Interface Guidelines](https://developer.gnome.org/hig/3.18/)