On Mon, Mar 14, 2005 at 05:23:11PM -0500, Kwan Lowe wrote:
>
>
> > For doing small (home/hobby type) gui base projects, which language
> would you
> > recommend? I've been looking at Qt, GTK, and Java, and each one gets
> touted
> > as the best.
> >
> > I've struggled through the learning with WN98SE, C++, wilth MFC (and it's
> > miserable documentation). Getting over to Linux is now the goal. I would
> > like to avoid the situation of investing the time and effort in learning
> only
> > to discover that I picked one that was on its way out, a dog, obsolete,
> etc.
>
> It depends entirely on your needs, but have you considered using the xdialog
> utility? It lets you generate GUI interfaces from shell scripts and unless
> you're learning a gui toolkit for your own edification, is perfect for many
> smaller projects.
>
> If you do want to use a toolkit, I have a preference for Qt versus gnome, if
> only because Kdevelop and the example projects allowed me to easily build an
> interface to a couple of my (simple) applications.
>
> As to Java, there are some very good books that walk you through creating
> interfaces using Netbeans or Eclipse. The benefit I'd see with Java is
> that it
> doesn't change as rapidly as either Qt or GTK+ and of course, you can run it
> just about anywhere. I was able to create Eclipse sample applications in a
> couple hours. They didn't do much, but actually looked pretty good :D.
There is also Tcl/Tk, though much less is being coded in Tcl/Tk than
used to be.
Java is a lot like C++, so if you know that, you've got a head start.
Java is ubiquitous, but support under Linux has been spotty in the past.
There are also a couple of GUI toolkits that have nothing to do with KDE
or Gnome, and in which programs are currently being written. One is
wxWidgets. I believe it's C++. Can't recall the names of the others.
And one or the other of Qt or GTK+ (again, can't recall which; can you
tell I don't code GUIs much?) requires pre-processing through their tool
before you compile. Personally, I believe Qt is more stable, but there
may be licensing encumberances. The library(s) are controlled by a
commercial entity, which is not the case with GTK+/Gnome.
Paul
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