[GRASS-dev] v.digit: Qt or wxWidgets

[Michael Barton]

I can offer a couple of answers, though Glynn and others can fill in richer
details.

(2) wxWidgets is an interface building platform, like TclTk, QT, and GTK. It
can be used with C.

(3) I think that this is answered in (2)

(4) wxWidgets, like QT and TclTk has versions that run natively across
platforms--inlcuding most *nix flavors, Mac OS X, and Windows. GTK runs
primarily in X11 (though there are experimental versions under development
for other platforms I understand).

Michael
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Center for Social Dynamics and Complexity
Arizona State University

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> From: John Gillette <JGillette at rfmd.com>
> Date: Fri, 19 May 2006 12:03:15 -0400
> To: Glynn Clements <glynn at gclements.plus.com>
> Cc: <grass-dev at grass.itc.it>
> Subject: [GRASS-dev] v.digit: Qt or wxWidgets
> 
> [snip]
> 
>> AFAICT, the main obstacles are v.digit and NVIZ. v.digit
>> needs a decision on a suitable toolkit (probably either Qt or
>> wxWidgets) and a volunteer. NVIZ requires someone to update
>> Togl to 1.7 and to conditionalise the GLX-specific code in do_zoom.c.
> 
> Glynn:
> (1) I'd like to see the code written in C, as opposed to C++.
>     I think more developers and users are going to know C. This
>     lets users be able to trouble shoot and find bugs.
>     [full disclosure: I only know C.]
> 
> (2) I looked at wxWidgets after the last time you mentioned it.
>     I assume you can use it with C?
> 
> (3) I didn't understand the relationship between wxWidgets and GTK.
>     Can you explain some of this?
> 
> (4) GTK is not on your list. Can you explain your thinking about
>     which you prefer or which kit you would use?
> 
> Perhaps by virtue of asking these questions it means I am not
> qualified to work on v.digit but I get excited (and frustrated)
> about the possibility of having a window based v.digit program.
> 
> If we could discuss it a little and then have Glynn just make a
> decision [1], I would run off and start learning that toolkit. I
> already learned some GTK.
> 
> Respectfully, 
> John
> 
> [1] technical lead/mentor type relationship. So that Glynn wouldn't
>  do the work but so we would head off in the right direction. I
>  see Glynn as informally doing something like that now. Just my
> opinion, of course.
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