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From: Martin <martin.dowie@btopenworld.com>
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Subject: Re: New Ada portable GUI Library?
Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2008 14:10:29 -0800 (PST)
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> The only goal of a *true* Ada GUI library, IMO, could be a library which
> would have a chance to become a part of the Ada Standard Library. So Gtk is
> just non-starter here. We cannot depend on third-party libraries.

I would have thought there is zip-all chance of an Ada GUI
implementation library becoming part of the standard - I just can't
imagine how that would be worded in the standard!

A slightly better chance might be to define an interface to a GUI
library.

Cheers
-- Martin