[GNC] How do I get the 3D Interface look - Take 2?

[viking]

Jim DeLaHunt wrote
> On 2021-03-15 17:22, viking wrote:
>> …The interface changed now, but it doesn't give me the nice "3D"
>> interface
>> seen in the manuals (from v2.x which used GTK2).
>> What was the reason for going to GTK3, and loosing the much nicer looking
>> (IMHO) "3D" interface?
> 
> One of the developers will probably be able to point to the specific 
> reasons and the specific announcements by the GnuCash project. But as an 
> onlooker I can tell you that the people behind GTK2 moved on to GTK3, 
> and now GTK4. Their recommendation to everyone was to use the overlap 
> time of GTK2 and GTK3 simultaneous support to move apps from GTK2 to 
> GTK3. Then, with the release of GTK4, they stopped supporting GTK2. If 
> GnuCash were not to move forward along with the GTK project, they would 
> have no way to get bug fixes and improvements from the GTK project. 
> There is a lot more to GTK than just the 2D vs 3D look. IMHO it is a 
> wise decision for GnuCash to move forward as recommended by their tool 
> providers.
> 
> Best regards,
>      —Jim DeLaHunt, Vancouver, Canada

OK, I can agree that GT2K should be upgraded as necessary.
However, I don't understand why GTK3 dropped the much nicer interface that
was available in GTK2. 



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