Re: Unix/Win GUI re-evaluation

[Jan Jona Javorsek <jan.javorsek@guest.arnes.si>]

On Mon, 31 May 1999, Stan Shebs wrote:

>    Perhaps fltk should be considered. It runs on Windows, and is very fast.
>    But I have never used it and I am not sure if you like C++ interface.
>    It has GUI builder too. Check it out.
> 
> Actually I did look at fltk a while back, but went and looked again.
> It *is* promising.  It seems not to have a way to use bitmaps as a
> clipping region, which is essential to Xconq's current graphics code.

How about using fltk/OpenGL combination? It appears to be the prefeered
way of our physics students these days and the guys workig for CERN are
rolling somre impressive graphics-intensitive applications out.

> I'm also a little concerned that fltk doesn't seem to have many
> applications using it.  It looks like Xconq would become the largest
> and most complex app using fltk.  It would be sensible to send a
> message to the mailing list and ask if the denizens would be willing
> to support Xconq's use (and likely, stressing :-) ) of fltk.

Those fltk guys appear to be on steroids. I think they would be very
helpful.

In other words, I give my two votes to fltk.

Jan