2009/1/30 Rick R <rick.richard...@gmail.com> > I haven't really thought about GUIs much in the last decade, but if one > were to embark on such an endeavor, I think an appropriate starting point > would be SDL with OpenGL. > > There would be no very little API structure to hinder the pure functional > approach, and it would be portable to a wide variety of platforms. SDL > includes support Linux/Win/OSX and now the iPhone. Also you'd have > unofficial support for another few platforms. > > The 1st step would be to build a vector graphics lib for Haskell on OpenGL, > but after that, perhaps much of Fruit could be fitted in. (Just a WAG, never > heard of the API before now) >
Well, I've started something like that: http://hackage.haskell.org/cgi-bin/hackage-scripts/package/graphics-drawingcombinators. There are some issues with that library: the semantics are not *quite*right, and its internals are complicated and not easily modified. I want to try again at some point. However, I think before the 1st step, the SDL bindings ought to be easily installable and usable on Windows -- not first assuming Just The Right Setup. Luke
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