From: Alex Fenton <alex@...>
Date: 2007-09-18T03:20:03+09:00
Subject: Re: Tk Ruby / Fx Ruby / Wx Ruby

Jayson Williams wrote:
> I have looked at these three GUI's for Ruby, and would like to know
> which the community feels is the better of these three 

There isn't a unified view held by "the community". The numerous 
previous discussions on this topic should indicate this - though check 
how recent comments are, as ruby GUI devleopment is an evolving field.

Above all, if you've tried them all, go with your feeling, as you know 
your requirements best.

 > (or is there a
> better one that I haven't listed).

There are also ruby bindings to Qt and GTK, which are both nice and 
fully-featured toolkits. Qt/Ruby in particular is up there with WxRuby 
for cross-platform native feel. "Shoes" is another, new, lightweight, 
option.

> I am building small applications
> with UI's that are not too complicated, and wrapping the apps into
> exe files with rubyscript2exe. 

With all the toolkits, you'll want to check how easy they are to install 
and redistribute on the operating systems you want to work on.

> I like the smaller size of the final
> product when using Tk, but the native look of Fx and Wx. 

It's a fairly straight trade-off between size and features (and, 
subjectively, aesthetics). For a very simple app, Tk might suffice. For 
a complex end-user app, you might prefer Wx. Again, you know your 
requirements best.

hth
alex