From: Reid Thompson <Reid.Thompson@...>
Date: 2008-02-01T06:38:23+09:00
Subject: Re: GUI for a newbie

Using GTK, you could build the gui with Glade

On Fri, 2008-02-01 at 05:56 +0900, Matthew Borgeson wrote:
> Hello All-
> 
> I have taken up Ruby over the past year and have finally written 7
> applications for various functions for my job as a clinical pharmacist.
> 
> The problem I have here is that while my programs all work great, they
> are all CLI interface. In order to increase their palatability among my
> coworkers, however, I wish to add a GUI.
> 
> The question I have here is NOT which is the best for my needs. I have
> it nailed down to three based on the platforms and screenshots I have
> seen of their results:
> 
> Gtk (Would be nice on my Nokia n800 maemo)
> Qt (My preference)
> Tk (Seems to be the favorite of the Ruby folk)
> 
> My question is which would be the easiest to learn. While I want to use
> Qt (I just feel comfortable with its maturity)I am concerned by how hard
> it will be to learn, considering I have no C++ background.
> 
> Any guidance before I commit to learning one would be appreciated...
> 
> Thank you
> 
> Matthew F Borgeson