From: Sharon Phillips <phillipsds@...>
Date: 2007-07-28T23:49:14+09:00
Subject: Re: fxRuby and OSX: unable to open display

>>> I'd use the Ruby-Cocoa bindings, but I need something that will  
>>> run on Win2000/XP as well.
>>> What have others used?
>>
>> If you want "native" widgets on whatever OS your application is  
>> running on, wxWidgets may be your only choice. Maybe also RubyQt?
>>
> Native UI widgets is an elusive goal when trying to build cross  
> platform.
> Take a look at VLC player, see how they do it. Granted, their core  
> program is in C, but they support lots of systems with native  
> interfaces..!

I spent many enjoyable years using Delphi to develop desktop  
application for small businesses, and I'm interested in (amongst many  
other things) gearing up my skills to use Ruby for this. I've got a  
reasonable handle on the language, but I'm severely lacking in the  
gui department. Nothing fancy, just the basics (although a report  
preview would be nice).
I'm happy to use wxWidgets and I see a big future in Ruby.

Cheers
Dave