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=-0.4 required=5.0 tests=AC_FROM_MANY_DOTS,BAYES_00 autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,d0a15c81dbb968cc X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2003-01-17 05:32:36 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!logbridge.uoregon.edu!arclight.uoregon.edu!wn13feed!wn11feed!worldnet.att.net!207.217.77.102!newsfeed2.earthlink.net!newsfeed.earthlink.net!stamper.news.pas.earthlink.net!stamper.news.atl.earthlink.net!harp.news.atl.earthlink.net!not-for-mail From: "Marin David Condic" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Best option for portable GUI? Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2003 08:31:39 -0500 Organization: MindSpring Enterprises Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: d1.56.bd.27 X-Server-Date: 17 Jan 2003 13:32:35 GMT X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2314.1300 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2314.1300 Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:33126 Date: 2003-01-17T13:32:35+00:00 List-Id: Both have their advantages. GtkAda has as its biggest advantage that it can run in a number of places. Claw has as its advantage that it is easier to use and more intuitive - especially for those used to building Windows apps. GtkAda has the resizable widgets that may be more attractive to some but makes it a) difficult to learn how to use and b) difficult to get a nice looking window constructed without lots of experience. It has improved some in that there are various documents floating around that help get you up to speed, but not all in one nice, convenient location and it tends to suffer from that "Well, go look at the C code and the C documentation and then you'll understand..." syndrome. I like Claw, but it is hard to argue with the portability factor in GtkAda if you consider that at all important to your project. It would be nice to see Ada evolve some sort of standard, portable GUI in a manner similar to what Java does - use a graphics engine and some flavor of XML to build a GUI server. MDC -- ====================================================================== Marin David Condic I work for: http://www.belcan.com/ My project is: http://www.jast.mil/ Send Replies To: m c o n d i c @ a c m . o r g "I'd trade it all for just a little more" -- Charles Montgomery Burns, [4F10] ====================================================================== Grein, Christoph wrote in message news:mailman.2.1042803271.18144.comp.lang.ada@ada.eu.org... > > The intro version is free (GMGPL) > > Personally, I've found Claw more intuitive and easier to use than GtkAda. > > But Claw is bound to Windows, GtkAda can run on both, Windows and Linux.