On Mon, 20 May 2013 23:28:16 +0400 Dmitry Olshansky <dmitry.o...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 20-May-2013 22:01, Adam Wilson пишет: > > > > * There is a deep-seated distrust of any toolkit that does not use > > the OS Native UI widgets. The people in this community prefer native > > toolkits to the point of jihad. > > It's just one crazy Nick ;) > Heh :) It's really not just me, though. But, gee, it is nice to know I'm in people's thoughts...I think... ;) > > Now I am a XAML guy myself, and I saw > > the light a long time ago, but around here, the majority are still > > command line gurus. > > Markup for GUI layout seems like a decent idea. > Indeed. XML wouldn't have been my choice though, but UI layout is an appropriate area for some DSL-ness. > > * There is absolutely no chance of inclusion in Phobos, and > > to-be-honest I don't think it really belongs there. > > Where you take that from? I thought it was quite the opposite if > written in D. Even C++ guys seem interested in GUIs in std library(!) > > [snip] There's interest, sure, but it'd have to be really, *really* freaking good. Enough to obviate most needs/desires for the other popular GUI toolkits. It'd have to do for us what WPF did for MS, *and* be cross-platform. Not impossible, strictly speaking, but a tall order even for us. Not saying it isn't worth attempting for those skilled and motivated enough, but I wouldn't have my hopes up. And I'm not sure how much we'd really gain by having it in phobos anyway: By the time any toolkit like that was built and ready, I'm sure DUB will have gotten big enough that being an external library won't be an issue.
