Re: OT: GUI programming languages
Jacob Yocom-Piatt jy-p at fixedpointgroup.com writes: have been coding touchscreen-driven applications using visual basic lately and am sick of VB. i would much rather be using openbsd with another programming language that allows me to accomplish the same sort of stuff. glade (from ports), perl (in base) plus the perl Gtk bindings (from ports). The GTK bindings now include support for Glade Designer files. Glade should be easy enough to work with as a (former) VB programmer. Add the EPIC plugin for Eclipse (also in ports) to help with the actual coding and you're set. If you really need compiled language support, C/C++ (with the Gtk+ port) can be used to write Glade based apps instead.
Re: OT: GUI programming languages
Marc Balmer wrote: I recommend to use python and wxPython. Both are in ports and you find more information at www.python.org and www.wxpython.org. thanks for all the suggestions, both on and off list. will read up on tcl/tk, python and wxpython since those are in the intersection of what has been suggested by a number of people. cheers, jake
Re: OT: GUI programming languages
On Mon, May 07, 2007 at 11:34:55AM -0500, Jacob Yocom-Piatt wrote: have been coding touchscreen-driven applications using visual basic lately and am sick of VB. i would much rather be using openbsd with another programming language that allows me to accomplish the same sort of stuff. i have no formal CS background so am at a loss for good candidates. the applications in question are click here, prints something in a text box, etc ones that are not very complex. a language that allows me to generate GUIs quickly and securely would be nice. SNIP I would recommend taking a look at tcl/tk. Both are in the ports/packages collection. I'm not familiar with VB (thank goodness), but if it's consistant with everything else that shop rolls out, even the most simple Hello World is gonna generate something bloated. Tcl/Tk will require some (very) basic scripting skills. A
Re: OT: GUI programming languages
On Mon, May 07, 2007 at 11:34:55AM -0500, Jacob Yocom-Piatt wrote: ... the applications in question are click here, prints something in a text box, etc ones that are not very complex. a language that allows me to generate GUIs quickly and securely would be nice. Python and ruby are getting a lot of positive attention these days, so you might look in that direction. Java is now open source and has been used for a while in teaching, so that's an option, too. However, it's not so much the language as the tools (modules, libraries, etc) available. For those, I'd suggest looking at Qt http://www.trolltech.com/products/qt It's available under a dual license. It's available for C++. If you look around, you can also find APIs for python, perl, java and maybe even ruby. Two other options in about the same category as Qt are GTK+ and wxWidgets: GTK+ http://www.gtk.org/ wxWidgets http://wxwidgets.org/ -Lars Lars NoodC)n ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Ensure access to your data now and in the future http://opendocumentfellowship.org/about_us/contribute
OT: GUI programming languages
have been coding touchscreen-driven applications using visual basic lately and am sick of VB. i would much rather be using openbsd with another programming language that allows me to accomplish the same sort of stuff. i have no formal CS background so am at a loss for good candidates. the applications in question are click here, prints something in a text box, etc ones that are not very complex. a language that allows me to generate GUIs quickly and securely would be nice. if you feel the reply is not relevant to the list, please respond to me directly. cheers, jake
Re: OT: GUI programming languages
* Jacob Yocom-Piatt wrote: have been coding touchscreen-driven applications using visual basic lately and am sick of VB. i would much rather be using openbsd with another programming language that allows me to accomplish the same sort of stuff. i have no formal CS background so am at a loss for good candidates. the applications in question are click here, prints something in a text box, etc ones that are not very complex. a language that allows me to generate GUIs quickly and securely would be nice. if you feel the reply is not relevant to the list, please respond to me directly. I recommend to use python and wxPython. Both are in ports and you find more information at www.python.org and www.wxpython.org.
