From: Neil Hodgson <neilh@...>
Date: 2000-07-24T09:24:37+00:00
Subject: [ruby-talk:04185] Re: Partly converted English Ruby/Tk widget demo working.

> I have heard that the Mac version of Tk has many problems, though never
having
> used it, I don't really know.  Also, the Python IDE, IDLE, which depends
on Tk
> for most things, uses Scintilla when it wants to print on Windows
machines.  (I
> don't remember whether Scintilla is currently integrated or not.  The last
time
> I examined this point closely, it wasn't.

   As the lead developer on Scintilla (and a subscriber to the IDLE mailing
list), I'd be surprised if IDLE was using or planning to use Scintilla to
print. Its possible, but I'd expect to be told (and receive fault reports
;) ) if this was done. There are ongoing campaigns to try to convince
Pythonists and especially Guido van Rossum to move to wxWindows as its cross
platform GUI. There is also a strong contingent of Tk boosters pulling the
opposite way.

   At this stage I don't think GTK+ is as serious about being cross platform
beyond X and Win32 as wxWindows and Tk are.

>...  Do whatever is easiest
> right now, and prepare to throw it away when a real cross-platform
graphics
> solution comes along (Modularize!  Modularize!  Modularize!).  (Who knows,
> maybe it will be  a stripped down Mozilla.

   Mmm, like Komodo.

   Neil