is D ncurses-only language?

Jude Young 10equals2 at gmail.com
Wed Nov 23 04:30:35 PST 2011


On Wed 23 Nov 2011 06:04:57 AM CST, Gour wrote:
> On Wed, 23 Nov 2011 05:33:04 -0600
> Jude Young <10equals2 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> ncurses needs a few minor fixes I believe, ( one or two minor edits )
>> and other than that, I cannot say.  But really, what is a language if 
>> it doesn't have ncurses? =P
>
> Yes...it may be useful e.g. when just testing libs and/or
> prototyping..
>
>> I agree that D needs GUI support.
>
> Good.
>
>> The problem is that what you are suggesting takes time, and it takes 
>> effort. and it takes people who know and understand these things.
>
> Yes.
>
>> Preferable cross-platform support. i
>
> I agree.
>
>> I have no experience with any of them.  I've never used them, I've
>> never played with them.
>
> Same here...I only use apps written in 'em.
>
>> You've posted about the state of GUI's several times, now lets see you
>> put your money where your mouth is, and let's see if we can get an
>> up-to-date, stable, platform-independent GUI for D.  
>
> Sure, I do care about D to become successful...
>
>> Are you willing to put the time and effort into a project like this?
>
> ...but I do not see myself neither qualified nor skillful enough to lead
> the herd. However, I'm ready to learn and put the time & effort into it.
> It sounds scary to me that some GUI project would depend on leadership
> of mine. :-()
>
Good, humility is a virtue.  =P
Send me an email.  

Not asking you to lead the herd, 
Just thought that we could collaborate in order to reach our goal.

We pick a project, work out a plan of attack, and attempt to better the 
GUI situation for D.
Sound Good?





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