Warn on windows (#467)

* Warn on windows * reword
JuliaGraphics · Dec 11, 2019 · d7b1ef8 · d7b1ef8
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diff --git a/src/Gtk.jl b/src/Gtk.jl
@@ -70,6 +70,9 @@ include("gio.jl")
 include("application.jl")
 
 function __init__()
+    if Sys.iswindows()
+        @warn "You are using Gtk on Windows which is currently not recommended. Your REPL/IDE and anything depending on task switches will become sluggish and much slower (up to ~85x slower)."
+    end
     # Set XDG_DATA_DIRS so that Gtk can find its icons and schemas
     ENV["XDG_DATA_DIRS"] = join(filter(x -> x != nothing, [
         dirname(adwaita_icons_dir),