Re: OT: GUI [was:]Ann: TeXCAD 4.1

[Preben Randhol <randhol+valid_for_reply_from_news@pvv.org>]

On 2004-03-24, chris <spamoff.danx@ntlworld.com> wrote:
> I'm developing an application now and hadn't considered using different 
> UI toolkits on Windows and Linux targets.  It increases development 
> time, but I suppose targetting windows with GWindows and Linux with 
> GtkAda (or something else?) is a good idea.

I haven't used Gwindows but if the argument is that one should use the
underlaying GUI in the OS then why don't one use the Windows API?

I would say: Develope your application in GtkAda and compile it on
Linux, Windows and Mac OS (if there are anybody out there using Mac OS
and Ada). Then you can see how it works on Windows. I think it should be
just fine and you can concentrate on developing more features in your
application and let purist port it for you to the GUI of their choice.

> One of the reasons for this application was because people disliked
> the GIMP interface on Windows (I was going to mod Gtk+ to be better
> behaved on Windows).  There are other reasons so it's not the only
> one, but it certainly topped the list of reasons people chose not to
> use GIMP on Windows - an other was because it crashed too much.

I haven't tested Gtk 2.x much on Windows yet, but I believe it should
work much better than the old version which wasn't good. GPS works fine
at least. 

   http://gtk-wimp.sourceforge.net/screenshots/

> What do you mean by a muffineer or grater in UI terms?

Nothing.
>
> Interesting.  Has anyone used this in practise?

No because Gtk 2.4 was released some days ago and GtkAda isn't bound to
it yet. But please help contribute to the GtkAda binding.


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