From: Massimiliano Mirra <list@...>
Date: 2002-07-26T08:37:45+09:00
Subject: Re: GUI's and the Rouge, Part III (yes, finally) 1/2

On Fri, Jul 26, 2002 at 03:54:54AM +0900, Chris Gehlker wrote:
> I mean that GUI generation is done in some kind of specialized drawing
> program 

I see.  That's how GUI building in Delphi is, too.  It's still you
building the GUI, though.

What I'm dreaming of is a tool or module that takes 90% of that work
off from you, like those web portals were you only have to provide
content and the category of it (`news', `download', `article', ...),
select a template, and an engine takes care of putting them together.

> and GUI handling is automated to the extent that most widgets send
> messages when their state changes. 
[...]
> Some things, like reflowing text when a window resizes just handle
> themselves.

True of any reasonable GUI toolkit, I guess.  

> I tried libglade but it seemed really primitive compared to Mac/Windows
> stuff. PowerPlant is nice in that one  can switch between mouse editing and
> text editing.

I'm wondering about QT designer.  Anybody familiar with it?


Massimiliano