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from: JACK4747@GMAIL.COM
date: 2017-11-20 23:38:00
subject: Re: How to write a dialog

Il giorno lunedì 20 novembre 2017 21:43:55 UTC+1, R.Wieser ha scritto:
> Eli,
> 
> > The framework provides a lot of the tedious code already done for you.
> >
> > When you draw a window on the screen, [snip]
> 
> Hmm ...  And than how do the programs currently present on RP draw their 
> windows and buttons -- without such a framework already being present (as I 
> seem to need to download and install it before being able to do anything) ? 
> I don't think each program will carry its own 
> draw-a-button-one-pixel-at-a-time -code, do you ?
> 
> But granted, a framework might take some tedious work outof a programmers 
> (my) hands.  But I do not think for a minute that that framework is 
> responsible for low-level stuff like drawing and handling a window and/or 
> button.
> 
> ... unless that framework wishes to create its *own* style of windows and 
> other controls.   But than the question remains: where are the 
> standard/origional controls kept.
> 
> > Use the Xt interface for a very basic way in.
> 
> One vote for GTX, and now yours for Xt.  Pros and cons ?

Oh god, DON'T use either of them.
If if something for personal use QT are the way to go.
Also if C/C++ are not mandatory I suggest something easier: Python.

Bye Jack

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