Java > Scala -> new thread: GUI for D

[Jacob Carlborg]

On 2011-12-04 18:00, Nick Sabalausky wrote:
> "Russel Winder"<russel at russel.org.uk>  wrote in message
> news:mailman.1300.1322991626.24802.digitalmars-d at puremagic.com...
> On Sat, 2011-12-03 at 13:16 -0500, Nick Sabalausky wrote:
>> [...]
>>
>> A few thoughts based mainly from Python use perspective.
>>
>>> #1: wx: Because it uses native controls on pretty much all platforms.
>>
>> wxWidgets appears to have the need in the C++ API for the programmer to
>> number each widget individually in order to access it, and the parameter
>> passing gets messy.  The wxPython API get around a lot of this by being
>> able to do lots of dynamic binding and parameter passing tricks.
>> wxWidgets and wxPython have licences amenable to being used for
>> proprietary software without cost.
>
> I hven't looked at the wxWidgets API, I would think that could easily be
> hidden by a good wrapper even without any fancy tricks (maybe wxD already
> does that? I don't know. I haven't gotten around to trying any GUI in D
> yet). I'm thinking basic bindings in deimos, and then paper over the rough
> spots in a separate package that wraps it with a revamped API.
>
>>> #2: qt: Because for a non-native UI, it at least does a good job of
>>> getting
>>> the look&  feel right. And I've heard that the API is nice.
>>
>> Qt4 and PySide appear to have good cross-platform capabilities, but
>> clearly look like Qt applications on all platforms.
>
> I'm not doubting you, but it's strange that I of all people (ie, Mr.
> Native-or-Die ;) ) haven't noticed. My copy of Arora on Windows (v0.11.0)
> looks indistinguishable from native to me, and it reports using Qt 4.7.1. Do
> you have specific examples of differences?
>
> Hmm, well, I admit the scroll bars in Arora fail to use my system color
> theme, but I always assumed that was just Arora trying to emulate IE's
> questionable "web-page-specified scroll bar colors" feature, with an
> incorrect default setting. The scroll bars in the "Show All Bookmarks"
> window look right.
>
>> PyQt has an unfriendly licence for anyone wishing to
>> make proprietary systems.
>
> I didn't know that. Do you know if that's specific to PyQt, or inhereted
> from Qt?

Qt is licensed under GPL, LGPL and a commercial license.

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/Jacob Carlborg