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[Trvhgoy]

On Wednesday, 31 July 2013 at 09:30:08 UTC, Chris wrote:
> On Wednesday, 31 July 2013 at 08:51:47 UTC, Mike Parker wrote:
>> On Wednesday, 31 July 2013 at 05:32:49 UTC, Trvhgoy wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> In my opinion a software rendered approach would be very 
>>> fine. Where you can define the layout with a markup language 
>>> like XAML or XUL for example and the styling with a CSS-like 
>>> definition.
>>>
>>
>> Have you seen Harmonia[1]? It was implemented along those 
>> lines. It was abandoned long ago, but it might be a good place 
>> to start.
>>
>> [1] http://harmonia.terrainformatica.com/doku.php

Thanks for the hint!
I have not known Harmonia before and I think your right, it would 
be a good place to start at least for research. :)

> I have seen Harmonia. IMO, XML (or whatever markup language) 
> and CSS are a good solution. It gives you a lot of freedom. 
> Also, a UI tool like Glade or Interface Builder is 
> indispensible these days. I don't want to acutally code the 
> basic behavior and exact position of a widget. An utter waste 
> of time.
>
> JavaFX and Scene Builder are another example of markup + CSS.

Yes, I'm with you. A UI designer would be a necessary tool to get 
somebody to work with the toolkit.