[Twisted-Python] wxWindows vs Gtk

[Bob Ippolito]

Well, it sort of runs on Mac OS X, but it's a helluva lot closer than 
GTK is to running without an X11 server on OS X :)

On Tuesday, April 23, 2002, at 01:39 PM, Jason Asbahr wrote:

>
> I've used wxPython on Windows and I like it -- it produces a GUI that 
> looks and feels like users expect it should.  It was easy to work with 
> and had all the features I needed for that project.  I haven't tried it 
> on other platforms -- curious to hear reports from anyone who has.  The 
> fact that it runs on Mac OS X (as the wxDesigner screenshots attest :-) 
> is a big plus.
>
> Jason
>
>
>
> On Sunday, April 21, 2002, at 04:28 PM, Bob Ippolito wrote:
>
>>
>> I think that wxWindows could be a better choice for the GUI apps 
>> included with Twisted.  Of course, in Linux, wxWindows maps right onto 
>> GTK, but in win32 and Mac OS X (I think Mac OS as well) it maps to the 
>> native widgets.  Unfortunately, Gtk isn't available for Mac OS, and is 
>> only available for Mac OS X when running XDarwin, which certainly 
>> isn't preferable.  There is a project to map Gtk to MacOS X, but it's 
>> in its infancy and I don't see it making any real progress.
>>
>> Thoughts?
>>
>> -bob
>>
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