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Re: Unix/Win GUI re-evaluation
- To: Stan Shebs <shebs@cygnus.com>
- Subject: Re: Unix/Win GUI re-evaluation
- From: Jan Jona Javorsek <jan.javorsek@guest.arnes.si>
- Date: Wed, 9 Jun 1999 23:31:36 +0200 (MET DST)
- Cc: xconq7@sourceware.cygnus.com
On Mon, 31 May 1999, Stan Shebs wrote:
> Perhaps fltk should be considered. It runs on Windows, and is very fast.
> But I have never used it and I am not sure if you like C++ interface.
> It has GUI builder too. Check it out.
>
> Actually I did look at fltk a while back, but went and looked again.
> It *is* promising. It seems not to have a way to use bitmaps as a
> clipping region, which is essential to Xconq's current graphics code.
How about using fltk/OpenGL combination? It appears to be the prefeered
way of our physics students these days and the guys workig for CERN are
rolling somre impressive graphics-intensitive applications out.
> I'm also a little concerned that fltk doesn't seem to have many
> applications using it. It looks like Xconq would become the largest
> and most complex app using fltk. It would be sensible to send a
> message to the mailing list and ask if the denizens would be willing
> to support Xconq's use (and likely, stressing :-) ) of fltk.
Those fltk guys appear to be on steroids. I think they would be very
helpful.
In other words, I give my two votes to fltk.
Jan