[ruby-talk:9541] Tk-related developments in the Python world (Tkinter 3000)

FYI: from comp.lang.python, in case anyone out there is interested in 
Ruby-izing this.

Fredrik Lundh wrote:

# Gordon Williams wrote:
#  > In November of 1999 I did some benchmark tests to gauge the 
performance
#  > difference between Tkinter and wxPython when large numbers of lines 
are
#  > plotted.
# 
#  As most Tk/Tkinter users know, the Canvas widget isn't the best
#  thing to use for widgets like this.  There are several Tk
#  extensions that provide better support for rapidly changing data,
#  including BLT.
# 
#  And then there's Tkinter 3000.
# 
#  As some of you know, I've been involved in a commercial UI library
#  called uiToolkit (see www.pythonware.com for more info). Tkinter
#  3000 is a reimplementation of some uiToolkit concepts, on top of
#  Tkinter (and/or Tk).
# 
#  One such concept is something called the "Widget Construction Kit",
#  which is a small interface that allows you to implement new Tkinter
#  widgets in pure Python.
# 
#  Using my current "proof of concept" implementation of the WCK, I
#  implemented a simple PlotWidget, and used it to run Gordon's
#  benchmark.
# 
#  Here are the results on my Win2K box:
# 
#      Python/Tkinter 1.5.2: 0.4356 seconds
#      Python/Tkinter 2.0: 0.0832
#      Tkinter 3000, Tk driver, floating point coordinates: 0.0018
#      Tkinter 3000, Tk driver, integer coordinates: 0.0016
# 
#  I don't have a working wxPython on this computer, but it should be
#  clear that Tkinter can match wxPython also on a benchmark like
#  this, if you use the right widget...
# 
#  (in either case, 625 fps should be enough for anyone ;-)
# 
#  For more info on Tkinter 3000, see
# 
#      http://tkinter.effbot.org (the project)
#      http://online.effbot.org#1811114 (benchmarks)
#      http://www.egroups.com/subscribe/tkinter3000 (mailing list)
# 
#  </F>

Conrad Schneiker
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