Hi,
I'm developing a simple little application (with a GUI) in Ruby (newb
status). Needs to run windows and OSX (and later on linux).
So far I've been building it with tcl tk ... but I'm wondering if there's an
other GUI toolkit that is perhaps smaller and easier to bundle (cross
platform) with my little app?
Etienne
A google search as in: "*GUI toolkit" "Ruby"* turned *52,100 hits*.
On Dec 20, 2007 7:20 AM, e deleflie <edeleflie@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi,
I'm developing a simple little application (with a GUI) in Ruby (newb
status). Needs to run windows and OSX (and later on linux).So far I've been building it with tcl tk ... but I'm wondering if there's
an
other GUI toolkit that is perhaps smaller and easier to bundle (cross
platform) with my little app?Etienne
e deleflie wrote:
Hi,
I'm developing a simple little application (with a GUI) in Ruby (newb
status). Needs to run windows and OSX (and later on linux).So far I've been building it with tcl tk ... but I'm wondering if there's an
other GUI toolkit that is perhaps smaller and easier to bundle (cross
platform) with my little app?Etienne
My recollection is that wxWindows is the closest to "native" look and feel of all the GUI toolkits that Ruby supports. As far as other factors -- ease of use, compactness, etc. -- I think they're all pretty much the same, although for "professional" GUI application development, I think Qt is the best-engineered and Gtk+ is a very close second.
That said, if Tcl/Tk is working for you, I wouldn't spend a lot of energy looking at the others. There's a cost in switching, and as far as I know there aren't any "translators" from one tool kit to another. They all have different application design frameworks, different interfaces, and varying levels of documentation and support for the Ruby bindings.
Hi e
why_the_lucky_stiff is hard at work developing a light and simple gui
called Shoes
Still needs work but is useable already
see http://code.whytheluckystiff.net/shoes/
e deleflie wrote:
>
> Hi,
> I'm developing a simple little application (with a GUI) in Ruby (newb
> status). Needs to run windows and OSX (and later on linux).
> So far I've been building it with tcl tk ... but I'm wondering if there's an
> other GUI toolkit that is perhaps smaller and easier to bundle (cross
> platform) with my little app?
> Etienne
>
>
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One of your options is to write a Wrapper ruby package for QT from TrollTech.
It's a commercial package, but is available under GPL for open-source projects.
On 20 dec 2007, at 13.20, e deleflie wrote:
Hi,
I'm developing a simple little application (with a GUI) in Ruby (newb
status). Needs to run windows and OSX (and later on linux).So far I've been building it with tcl tk ... but I'm wondering if there's an
other GUI toolkit that is perhaps smaller and easier to bundle (cross
platform) with my little app?Etienne
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e deleflie wrote:
Hi,
I'm developing a simple little application (with a GUI) in Ruby (newb
status). Needs to run windows and OSX (and later on linux).So far I've been building it with tcl tk ... but I'm wondering if there's an
other GUI toolkit that is perhaps smaller and easier to bundle (cross
platform) with my little app?Etienne
wxRuby (Ruby bindings for wxWidgets) is the best out there currently for cross-platform (obviously native widgets) and stability.
As far as the ease of bundling it, it's usually just a matter of running a gem command.
--
Matthew Harris
A google search as in: "*GUI toolkit" "Ruby"* turned *52,100 hits*.
which is precisely why I ask the question on a list...
if you are saying that I should take my question elsewhere... please let me
know of a more appropriate list.
Etienne
On Dec 20, 2007 7:20 AM, e deleflie <edeleflie@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm developing a simple little application (with a GUI) in Ruby (newb
> status). Needs to run windows and OSX (and later on linux).
>
> So far I've been building it with tcl tk ... but I'm wondering if
there's
> an
> other GUI toolkit that is perhaps smaller and easier to bundle (cross
> platform) with my little app?
>
> Etienne
>
Tommy Nordgren wrote:
I'm developing a simple little application (with a GUI) in Ruby (newb
status). Needs to run windows and OSX (and later on linux).So far I've been building it with tcl tk ... but I'm wondering if there's an
other GUI toolkit that is perhaps smaller and easier to bundle (cross
platform) with my little app?Etienne
One of your options is to write a Wrapper ruby package for QT from TrollTech.
It's a commercial package, but is available under GPL for open-source projects.
...or use the already-available Ruby/Qt.
Best regards,
Jari Williamsson
No, No. I'm sorry if I did not explain myself. Please accept my apologies if
I upset you.
All questions are valid here. I was only pointing you to a starting point,
just in case that you had not done so.
Furthermore, sometimes you can find your answer quicker from past posts than
waiting for someone to answer.
GUI Toolkits for Ruby comes up at least once a week.
Thanks
Victor
On Dec 20, 2007 7:32 AM, e deleflie <edeleflie@gmail.com> wrote:
> A google search as in: "*GUI toolkit" "Ruby"* turned *52,100 hits*.
which is precisely why I ask the question on a list...
if you are saying that I should take my question elsewhere... please let
me
know of a more appropriate list.Etienne
On Dec 20, 2007 7:20 AM, e deleflie <edeleflie@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > I'm developing a simple little application (with a GUI) in Ruby (newb
> > status). Needs to run windows and OSX (and later on linux).
> >
> > So far I've been building it with tcl tk ... but I'm wondering if
> there's
> > an
> > other GUI toolkit that is perhaps smaller and easier to bundle (cross
> > platform) with my little app?
> >
> > Etienne
> >
>