From: Alex Fenton <alex@...>
Date: 2008-04-16T06:15:10+09:00
Subject: Re: Which is the best GUI kit for cross-platform OpenGL software?

chutsu wrote:

> Am kinda new in GUI programming but I was wondering whats the best GUI
> Kit to develop a cross-platform opengl program?

All of the major cross-platform GUI toolkits available for ruby claim 
to support OpenGL (WxRuby, FxRuby, GTK/Ruby, Ruby/QT). I know that 
FxRuby, which you've already been recommended, works well, as does 
wxRuby, via the OpenGL extension for Ruby.

So your decision may come down to features aside from OpenGL support. If 
you're investing time in developing an application, I'd suggest trying a 
few out on the different platforms upon which you plan to use your 
application. There are numerous good options, but none is perfect; 
people are using all of the above toolkits for reasonable reasons.

Things to consider include ease of installation and deployment, 
aesthetics on different platforms, accessibility support, API style, 
documentation & user community, and the availability of advanced 
widgets, if you need them.

Personally, I use wxRuby, but YMMV

alex