Newbie poll: GUI building in Python

[Eric Brunel]

Alan James Salmoni wrote:
> C42 <nospam at nospam.net> wrote in message news:<BQ9ya.309$Z24.227011 at monger.newsread.com>...
> 
>>After spending some time researching wxPython and Tkinter, I can't help 
>>but wonder, "Do most people create their original GUI designs from a 
>>text file or do they use some other tool (wxDesigner, etc.)?"
>>
>>I must admit that I am from a VB world and designing my GUIs via text is 
>>somewhat unusual to me.
> 
> 
> When I started with wxPython I found Boa useful simply to get an idea
> of what I was supposed to write in the first place. Once I had "got
> it", I switched to hand coding in SciTE/Vim/Emacs (insert favourite
> editor), though occasionally I do use wxGlade now and then when I am
> having problems with the sizer boxes..!
> 
> As for Tkinter: hand coding all the way.

There is a Tkinter GUI builder named SpecTix available here, which, as its name 
implies, also recognizes the Tix extensions:

http://starship.python.net/crew/mike/src/Spectix/Spectix.html

It also generates code for various languages, including tcl, Perl and Ruby.

HTH
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- Eric Brunel <eric.brunel at pragmadev.com> -
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