gnucash gnome2/Gtk2 Windows

[marthter]

Hi,

Long-time lurker (several years) but I've been off the list since last 
fall.  This is not 100% on topic but moreso here than the users list I 
think...

I recently stumbled on Gimp for Windows http://gimp-win.sourceforge.net 
) and was impressed with how stable it was and how close to the Linux UI 
it came.  Before installing it, you have to install "GTK+ 2 for Windows" 
(also on the same site) so I guess that is what gives them a lot of the 
infrastructure they need.

My question is how relevant might this be for GnuCash in the future?  I 
understand about the Gnome 2 port still progressing (and having to go 
gradually, in parallel with feature and bug development), but I'm 
thinking about when that is done... Will there still be a lot of other 
GnuCash dependencies that have no "GTK+ 2 for Windows" equivalent?

I also understand there might be reluctance to invest work to support a 
dying platform like Windows, but there are some people who have to stick 
with it for very specific features of certain programs.  I'm thinking of 
a friend of mine who spends all day replying to e-mail and needs this 
one certain e-mail feature or his productivity is shot, and I just can't 
find anything comparable in Linux to recommend to him.  So if I can't 
bring him to GnuCash (Linux), maybe I can bring GnuCash to him on Windows.

So, yes, at the moment this is just one person's itch, but if I don't 
ask, I can't tell how many others might be interested, short term, long 
term, or no term.  And if I don't ask the advice of the developers who 
know, I'll can't tell if it would be in the least bit feasible, or if it 
would be a monumental and/or doomed-to-fail thing to even attempt.

Thanks for your attention.

Regards.

Martin