Re: Recommendations??

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

On 2004-04-30, Larry Hazel <lhhazel@otelco.net> wrote:
> I need to reprogram several small to medium size GUI applications to run 
> on Windows and Linux.  Currently programmed in FoxPro for Windows (have 
> to use an old version of Windows to make them run).  So I need a 
> database interface and GUI development tool to go with the public GNAT 
> compiler.
>
> What do you recommend?

GtkAda. 

   Info documentation: http://libre.act-europe.fr/GtkAda/ 

Here you can see how Gtk(Ada) looks in Windows:

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

Here are Gtk Themes for Linux

   http://themes.freshmeat.net/browse/958/

> I have a lot of experience with Ada 83, but it's 
> been a while.  Only read about Ada 95 (John Barnes book and the 
> Rationale).  I have always used vi for writing code and would still be 
> comfortable with that.

I strongly recommend that you use vim (VI iMproved). I have some unfinished
Ada scripts that can be helpful if you want a copy.

   http://www.vim.org/

I use Vim and here is a screenshot how it looks like when I code with my
setup:

   http://www.pvv.org/~randhol/Vim/project-ada.png

(Picture is from Linux, but you can get the same behaviour in Windows)

I use these excellent scripts:

   http://vim.sourceforge.net/scripts/script.php?script_id=31
   http://vim.sourceforge.net/scripts/script.php?script_id=69
   http://vim.sourceforge.net/scripts/script.php?script_id=58
   http://vim.sourceforge.net/scripts/script.php?script_id=21

If you prefer a different IDE there is also:

   http://vim.sourceforge.net/scripts/script.php?script_id=95

but I like the project approch more.

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