From: Chris Gehlker <gehlker@...>
Date: 2002-01-22T12:28:33+09:00
Subject: Re: RANT: Ruby GUI API

On 1/21/02 7:01 PM, "Horacio L�pez" <vruz@ruby-es.org> wrote:

>> This is just personal opinion but I'd hate to see the Ruby GUI API
>> standardize on anything C++ based. I've used a few C++ UI toolkits and,
>> while they all worked, they were just so un-Ruby. Part of the joy of Ruby
> is
>> that you don't have to start subclassing to get anything done.
> 
> Not sure about what  "few C++ UI" toolkits you are talking about,
> but the FXRuby bindings even support Ruby specific constructs
> like iterators for some tasks.
> (http://fxruby.sourceforge.net/)

I'd give it a try but I can't find FOX for Quartz, my Wintel machine is dead
and my wife stole my Linux Mac. I may yet try it in VPC.

I don't understand how iterators can be ruby specific. They are part of the
STL.

BTW, a few C++ UI toolkits means MFC, PowerPlant and MacApp and another
X-Platform one that escapes me.
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