From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.3 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,INVALID_MSGID autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,c72ce603711bd113 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public From: mcc@tyrolia.cs.princeton.edu (Martin C. Carlisle) Subject: Re: portable GUI , Ada backend, best design? Date: 1998/01/20 Message-ID: <6a2s0d$27o$1@cnn.Princeton.EDU>#1/1 X-Deja-AN: 318418298 References: <69s0vf$aao@drn.zippo.com> Organization: US Air Force Academy, Dept of Computer Science Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Date: 1998-01-20T00:00:00+00:00 List-Id: >I can look at using tcl/tk for the GUI, since tcl/tk is avaliable on both >UNIX and windows. has anyone used tcl/tk and called Ada from it? any problems? >can Ada make a callback into tcl/tk function to be able to update >the GUI screen? I have not used tcl/tk, although played with some >tcl/tk GUI scripts. You will want to get a copy of TASH from the starting point: wuarchive.wustl.edu/languages/ada/bindings/tash/tash800.htm I'd also suggest getting a binary version of Tcl/Tk from Sun, and a good Tcl/Tk book. I have just started, but it looks straightforward and the capability you describe above is present. ==Martin -- Martin C. Carlisle, Computer Science, US Air Force Academy mcc@cs.usafa.af.mil, http://www.usafa.af.mil/dfcs/bios/carlisle.html DISCLAIMER: This content in no way reflects the opinions, standard or policy of the US Air Force Academy or the United States Government.