Re: [ossig] gtk applications ?

[Ditesh <ditesh@xxxxxxxxxx>]

>anyone out there has any real life experience with developing
>applications with gtk ? strengths and weaknesses ? trying to help a
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Depends on the bindings. If you come from a Java/C# background, then GTK 
via C will look thoroughly antiquated syntatically. The functionality is 
great, but I personally do not like using C for GUI work.

>friend in evaluating php-gtk - he is already familiar with php; as
>opposed to dot-net - where you can use the same language for web
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php-gtk was dormant for some time and was only re-awakened recently. I 
suggest not using it for production systems currently as it is not 
mature. If you do wish to use GTK, I suggest using GTK# via Mono.

>services as well as rich client applications. he has given up on java
>(too complicated).
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Java with SWT libraries are pretty froody, if you ask me. Look at 
Eclipse and its Rich Client Platform (RCP) that can be used as a base 
for much of the common functionality you find in gui apps. As for the 
complexity, once you grok the n+1 level of abstractions in Java, it 
ain't so bad :) Funnily enough, I _like_ Java for gui work.

>----- Original Message -----
>From: Colin Charles <byte@aeon.com.my>
>Date: Wednesday, February 9, 2005 2:33 pm
>Subject: Re: [ossig] Karensoft Exec Suite
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Dude, you might want to start a _new_ mail message instead of replying 
to an existing mail message and changing the subject?

Ditesh

Ditesh


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