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On Sat, Apr 02, 2011 at 10:23:07AM +0200, Jaap Karssenberg wrote:
> Ok, so summarizing the feedback I see so far: Yes all distros support Gtk
> 2.20, so we can rely on it for new features. No need to support older
> version indefinitely. However some systems have older installations that can
> not easily be update, so would be nice if zim can run at those systems.
> 
> This means I will not backport every feature to older Gtk versions, but will
> try to keep compatibility by just disabling some features on older systems.
> (E.g. you may not see the same tooltips, or miss some non-critical icon
> buttons - but zim should still be usable.)
> 

this is a good compromise!

regards,
 stefan