I have a small script in Python that I and a few others use for specific purposes in IRC. I inherited the script, which was made using Gtk3 years ago. To integrate it more closely with the IRC program and make it available to other platforms besides Linux, I'm porting it to Qt6

I'm very much an amateur in all of this, but I'm discovering Gtk3 is simpler to use and, while I can get some results in Qt6 I couldn't in Gtk3, it's proving to be a real headache.

The worst part is all of it is for an IRC program that is no longer being developed and hasn't for a while. Python is the only language I feel comfortable in. Eventually we'll need to switch IRC programs, but I'm limping this along until another one offers Python scripting support.

I do enjoy learning more about the language though, this has only ever been a hobby for me.

#python #gtk3 #qt6 #programming #irc #amateurprogrammer

Oh, look GIMP's Open dialog box has crashed.
No worries, just close it.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN, YOU CAN'T CLOSE IT?!?
THERE ARE NO WINDOW DECORATIONS! IT'S ALL CLIENT-SIDE!!!

This moment of utterly unnecessary stupidity was brought to you by #ClientSideDecorations.

#ThanksIHateIt
#KillItWithFire
#GTK3
#CSD #CSDs
#UIDesign

Share of programming languages used by #GTK3 / #GTK4 applications (2026-03-15):

29% #Python
21% #Rust
19% #Vala
17% #C
6% #gjs #Javascript #Typescript
5% #C++ #Cplusplus
1% #Go
1% #Csharp
2% Other: #Lua #Swift #Kotlin #Perl #Haskell #Crystal #D #Scheme #Clojurescript

72% use GTK4 (91% of them #libadwaita), still 28% GTK3

Method: Source [1] lists 824 awesome #gtk (3/4) #opensource applications and their #programminglanguage

[1] https://github.com/valpackett/awesome-gtk
#GTK #FLOSS #Linux #Gnome
@GTK @gnome

#TIL there are efforts to port #FontForge to #GTK3 .
If you have skills in that area, please help out. FontForge's custom UI kit is... ancient, 25 years old.

A #GTK interface could not only modernize the look, but also make it easier to implement a modular design and personalize the interface for specific uses.

https://github.com/fontforge/fontforge/discussions/5324