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"best" GUI API

Started by September 15, 2003 11:42 AM
12 comments, last by griffenjam 21 years, 1 month ago
quote: Original post by MatrixCubed
Aqua

wxWindows is a good choice. So is GLUI if you happen to be using OpenGL and GLUT.




MatrixCubed
http://MatrixCubed.cjb.net



SDL is better for OpenGL than GLUT. (fullstop)
GLUT''s fullscreen is still bugged, and not even working on most machines. GLUT does not accept member functions for its function pointers (well SDL also doesn''t, but there are "extentions" to use boost::function)

an no... i''m not supposed to start a flame war here ^_^;

quote: Original post by Tha_HoodRat
Qt is nice a nice cross platform gui API(linux,Mac,.

1.Supports native look and feel (unlike GTK)
2.Object oriented.
3.Uses signals and slots.
4.VB like form creation using Qt designer.


one and two: like Null and void said
4: Visual Basic REALLY sucks. You should NEVER compare QT to visual basic


native X11

our new version has many new and good features. sadly, the good ones are not new and the new ones are not good
quote:
4: Visual Basic REALLY sucks. You should NEVER compare QT to visual basic

I guess everyone has their own opinions.

-UltimaX-

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VB is actually good if used for what it''s designed for. It''s when you try to use it where languages like C++ are better suited that it "sucks." But honestly, wouldn''t that be because you''re trying to do something with it for which it wasn''t designed?

Every language has its purposes, and trying to use them for more is just stupid. This even applies for languages written as broadly as C++.

The Artist Formerly Known as CmndrM

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Visual Basic is quite good if you want to click some windows together in a short time. but you can do the same with c# or java which are both capable to do much more things than vbasic. and for more there are also things like the QT-designer or glade to do this with C or C++.

What i have wanted to say is that you should not say "designer is like vbasic", since with visual basic you write whole "programs", while you only do the GUI with the designer. For anything else (at least I) use an IDE...

our new version has many new and good features. sadly, the good ones are not new and the new ones are not good

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