From: "R. Mark Volkmann" <mark@...>
Date: 2005-02-11T04:39:32+09:00
Subject: Re: Cross Platform GUI Toolkits

Quoting Alexander Kellett <ruby-lists@lypanov.net>:

> On Feb 10, 2005, at 8:32 PM, Tabor Kelly wrote:
> > Anyway, I will need simple 2D animation. So, what will work for this?
> > I heat GTK+ is nice to code for with Ruby, but it looks like the Win32
> > port for GTK+ is kind of unstable (please correct me if I am wrong). I
> > have heard that TK is a little painful to program with, but is _very_
> > cross platform (again, correct me if I am wrong). How about FOX? Will
> > these GUI toolkits even work, or should I be looking at SDL?
>
> gtk's canvas is not only slow but also supposedly quite
> unstable on win32. so yeah. i think ur right ;)

I believe Tk's canvas is both fast and stable.  I've had good success with it.

> i'm qtruby co-devel so i should really be saying things
> like: qt! cus qt4 will have gpl'ed windows support!!!
>        and its wonderful! yay! and whoop!
>
> but erm. sdl is a better choice. so i won't :P
>
> Alex
>
>
>


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