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=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,578bd4d051bc4686 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2004-03-26 13:58:04 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!news.glorb.com!border1.nntp.ash.giganews.com!nntp.giganews.com!newspeer.monmouth.com!newsfeed.mathworks.com!lon-transit.news.telstra.net!ken-transit.news.telstra.net!news.telstra.net!news-server.bigpond.net.au!53ab2750!not-for-mail From: Dale Stanbrough Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: OT: GUI [was:]Ann: TeXCAD 4.1 References: <10698g9nkcg9k2e@corp.supernews.com> User-Agent: MT-NewsWatcher/3.3b1 (PPC Mac OS X) Message-ID: Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2004 21:56:59 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 144.132.48.117 X-Complaints-To: abuse@bigpond.net.au X-Trace: news-server.bigpond.net.au 1080338219 144.132.48.117 (Sat, 27 Mar 2004 08:56:59 EST) NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 27 Mar 2004 08:56:59 EST Organization: BigPond Internet Services Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:6565 Date: 2004-03-26T21:56:59+00:00 List-Id: Randy Brukardt wrote: > "Preben Randhol" wrote in > message > news:slrnc68641.29f.randhol+valid_for_reply_from_news@k-083152.nt.ntnu.no... > ... > > If the argument is that one cannot use GtkAda for Window bcs you cannot > > d&d an object into Word I find this very odd. This means you cannot use > > Java either in Windows. > > That's true, really. For Quick and Dirty apps, it really doesn't matter, but > if you are planning to distribute the apps to a large number of users, you > really need a tailored interface (Windows, Linux, whatever). Java apps on > Windows are clunky, ugly, and tend to sink below other windows. Pretty much > the same list of things leveled at GtkAda. > > Randy. > Posiedon (the UML editor in Java) seems to be doing ok. I presonally find the interface to be woefully inadequate, but obviously many others don't. Dale -- dstanbro@spam.o.matic.bigpond.net.au