From: Mathieu Chappuis <mathieu.chappuis.lists@...>
Date: 2007-06-15T04:16:18+09:00
Subject: Re: Text/GFX rendering. Which lib ?

Hi Karl,

> Sounds like you should probably try a full GUI library (fxruby,
> wxruby, qtruby, ruby/gtk, Swing via JRuby, etc.). Create a window, put
> a big ol' rich text control of some sort in the center, and populate
> it as you wish. Or use multiple text label controls and graphic
> canvases layed out as desired. I get the impression that the types of
> libraries you've looked at so far are much lower level and are suited
> for game developers who care about performance and efficiency, and
> thus make you do more of the work that a good GUI library will do for
> you, or hand off to the OS if it uses native controls.
>

You probably right, as a text-mode afficionados I've neglected such libs.

A threat live here about the choice between Fx and other.

Thanks for pointing that!

--
Mathieu