From: Mark Volkmann Date: 2006-04-06T00:09:48+09:00 Subject: Re: is GUI a weak point? On 4/5/06, Chris Alfeld wrote: > 2. If it's simple, use Tk. Tk has major limitations and is totally > unsuited for complicated modern interfaces. That being said, it is > excellent for simple interfaces and is the closest thing to a cross > platform toolkit we have. I've been using Tk with various languages > for over a decade now and have managed to build some rather > complicated GUIs/programs with it. For simple GUIs and rapid > prototyping it has been a joy; for serious GUI work, a nightmare. Isn't this what Tk Tile (http://tktable.sourceforge.net/tile) is supposed to address? Look at the Windows XP and Mac OS X screenshots at this web site. Also see http://www.ruby-doc.org/stdlib/libdoc/tk/rdoc/classes/Tk/Tile.html for documentation on using this from Ruby. I haven't tried it yet. If you have, I'd love to hear your feedback on it. -- R. Mark Volkmann Object Computing, Inc.