On Tue, 21 Nov 2017 11:38:05 +0100
"R.Wieser"  wrote:

> Richard,
>
> > It doesn't. All those programs use some GUI library or other.
>
> Thats what I though too.   So, I challenged the people who told me I
> should download a "framework", and got nowhere fast ... :-\

 There's a terminology problem here, the reason things like GTK and
QT are called frameworks is that they consist of several libraries
providing everything from basic widget handling to high level functionality
such as UI designer applications or image format support.

> It still feels like just picking a random door (which all look the same
> to me), stepping into a dark room beyond it and than absorb whatever will
> happen.   Which is not really what I like. :-\

 I'm afraid it is very much like that, however take some heart from
the fact that all of these frameworks provide very similar functionality in
broadly similar ways (well OK there are some quirky ones) - get one under
your belt and the next is easier. It's a lot like choosing a programming
language - you can do most things in most languages so if you don't know
any of them and you want to do something it's hard to pick which one to for
but in the long run it doesn't matter much because anything will get you
started.

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