Re: [Axiom-developer] axiom graphics and porting

2005-05-01 Thread Camm Maguire
Greetings! "Page, Bill" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > In the context of this discussion let me recall a much earlier > email from Mike Dewar: > > http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/axiom-developer/2002-11/msg00151.html > > Re: [Axiom-developer] Windows front end > Subject: Re: [Axiom-develo

RE: [Gcl-devel] Re: [Axiom-developer] axiom graphics and porting

2005-04-27 Thread Mike Thomas
Hi Camm. | 1) How good is gtk (as opposed to tk) on Windows? I haven't used it to write software. It was ported by Tor Lillqvist to port the GIMP to Windows. In terms of end user experience with the GIMP on Windows it seems to be entirely usable if somewhat clunky and very large and intrusive (

RE: [Axiom-developer] axiom graphics and porting

2005-04-27 Thread Page, Bill
In the context of this discussion let me recall a much earlier email from Mike Dewar: http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/axiom-developer/2002-11/msg00151.html Re: [Axiom-developer] Windows front end Subject:Re: [Axiom-developer] Windows front end Date: Fri, 29 Nov 2002 10:24:19 + On

Re: [Axiom-developer] axiom graphics and porting

2005-04-27 Thread Camm Maguire
Greetings! Mike, separately, your comments on the following would be most helpful: 1) How good is gtk (as opposed to tk) on Windows? 2) I remember us discussing the gcl-tk issues on Windows, but cannot find the thread at the moment. My understanding is that the issue lies in the socket emu

Re: [Axiom-developer] axiom graphics and porting

2005-04-27 Thread Camm Maguire
Greetings! "Mike Thomas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Hi Tim and Bill. > > Several things: > > | GCL does not seem to handle run-process correctly > > Could you please give us more details? > > Without wishing to tell Bill or yourself what to do with your own project > regarding X and/or Cyg

Re: [Axiom-developer] axiom graphics and porting

2005-04-27 Thread Camm Maguire
Greetings! [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > I've tried 3 paths so far. > > First I tried to find an X library that runs natively on windows > without success. So I started working on one and realized that I > didn't know enough of the Microsoft C API to manage it. > Such ambition! > Second I tried

Re: [Axiom-developer] axiom graphics and porting

2005-04-26 Thread C Y
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Third I tried to use McClim. I want to use a lisp-based front end > and this was my best hope. Unfortunately I was unable to get it to > work. Was this a GCL limitation? Did you happen to save a record of the issues you ran into? I doubt I can succeed where you

RE: [Axiom-developer] axiom graphics and porting

2005-04-26 Thread Mike Thomas
Hi Tim and Bill. Several things: | GCL does not seem to handle run-process correctly Could you please give us more details? Without wishing to tell Bill or yourself what to do with your own project regarding X and/or Cygwin, I think it would be a major mistake to follow that route for the reaso