Re: [dev] Suckless Laser GUI

From: David <admin_AT_dav1d.de>
Date: Tue, 02 Jul 2013 12:39:29 +0200

Am 02.07.2013 12:33, schrieb Jens Staal:
> On 2013-07-02 12:33, David wrote:
>> Am 02.07.2013 09:46, schrieb Edgaras:
>>> On Tue, Jul 02, 2013 at 08:11:36AM +0200, David wrote:
>>>> Am 02.07.2013 07:08, schrieb Edgaras:
>>>>> I think you should reconsider tk, though you need to install tcl
>>>>> and tk, tk is
>>>>> quite nice to work with (with exception of some small hiccups),
>>>>> and if you have
>>>>> a cli for controlling everything it should wrap around it quite well.
>>>>>
>>>> I personally find Tk horrible.
>>>>
>>> Horible in what way? Apart from web crap. what are alternatives to
>>> quickly
>>> creating guis? Especially when you just need wrapper around some cli
>>> tool?
>>>
>> It looks like crap on every platform, the api is painful (even though
>> defenitly not the worst I have ever seen).
>> I would probably go with Gtk if it has to be C (or my own, -> OpenGL).
>> If you have e.g. python, I'd use wx and if I really need advanced
>> controls and a highly dynamic GUI, Qt.
>> Tk has none of the advantages each of the "3 Major" (gtk, wx, Qt),
>> additionally (as mentioned before), it looks like crap on every
>> platform.
>>
>> - David
>>
>>
>
>
> What about EFL? It is C, permissive and can be made to look pretty OK...
>
> no experience making something with it however.
>
I have never heared of that one before. Might be an option, if you don't
need Windows support? Doesn't look native but not bad.
Thanks for pointing it out!
Received on Tue Jul 02 2013 - 12:39:29 CEST