From: Dave Thomas <Dave@...>
Date: 2000-12-16T12:06:49+09:00
Subject: [ruby-talk:7380] Re: GUIs for Rubies

"Conrad Schneiker" <schneik@us.ibm.com> writes:

> So, for Dave's proposed purpose of closure-seeking, I
> (provisionally) think GTK+ would be the best choice for the time
> being (relative to all of the above considerations).

Before we shut the door, I wouldn't mind some discussion on FOX. I've
downloaded it and had a play, and it seems quite nice. Not as fancy
as GTK, but pretty straightforward to use, and with a very familiar
L&F for windows users.

The Python wrappers are pretty complete, and most of the SWIG stuff
should be directly usable (I think).

I'd also like to see a discussion of what we actually _need_. Are we
looking for widgets, drawing capabilities, skins, ...

And... I'd like to discuss deployment issues too. If we want to make
this _the_ Ruby GUI, then we need to make sure it is shipped with
every Ruby distribution. This means binary packages for Windows users, 
and one-stop downloads for the Unix crowd. I'd also hope that we can
stick the GUI stuff into DLLs under Windows: I'm not sure what the
current state of the art is when it comes to putting C++ libraries
into DLLs.

So, while I'm seeking closure, I'd also like to make sure that we're
choosing a sustainable option.

If it would help, I could put up a Wiki where we could list the
various options, their pros and cons, and plan a way forward. Tell me
what y'all think.


Dave