Grant, >> Tkinter is built-in and available on Windows, Mac, and Linux. If you're >> using Python 2.7 or 3.1 you can take advantage of Tkinter's ttk (Tile) >> support for platform native user interfaces.
> You get a native UI using the correct theme even on Linux under Qt or GTk? That's an excellent question. I don't know. What I can attest to is the high quality of ttk's native interface on Windows and Mac (Aqua). > From what I've read of ttk, it still isn't using native UI elements. It just has a bunch of its own "themes" that look mostly/sort-of like native UI elements. Right? I don't think this statement is accurate. But I'm also no expert on this topic either. The following links on from my research on the topic of Python and ttk (Tile): Here's the basis for the new ttk (Tile) technology (independent of Python) http://www.tcl.tk/cgi-bin/tct/tip/48 An excellent ttk tutorial with screenshots and Python code http://www.tkdocs.com A presentation titled "Tkinter does not suck" http://www.slideshare.net/r1chardj0n3s/tkinter-does-not-suck > Under Linux does ttk automagically pick the theme that looks most like the current Qt or Gtk theme? On systems where both are installed, how does ttk decide whether to look like Qt or Gtk? I hope someone on this list can answer these questions. > In addition to looking like native UI elements, does ttk also change UI behaviors to match native UI elements? For example will it automatically use emacs key-bindings for text-entry editing if that's enabled in my Gtk configuration? Another excellent question. If you have Python 2.7 or 3.1 you should be able to answer these questions yourself. The tkdocs.com website mentioned above has copy and paste Python code you can use. Malcolm -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
