Best GUI for small-scale accounting app?

RM ny_r_marquez at yahoo.com
Mon Dec 20 08:53:03 EST 2004


Here is another question, are you deploying in Linux, Windows, Mac, or
some combination of these?  I think that may be a big factor to
consider.  I do like the look of Qt under Linux, however, I have never
seen it under Windows.  Qt seems to be very focused in Linux, with Mac
and Windows support as a reluctant afterthought.

I have used wxPython and PythonCard under Windows and Linux.  Under
Windows, both of these are excellent, and allow you to do some very
nice looking apps.  I love the way PythonCard separates the interface
code from the rest of the app functionality.  PythonCard is a pleasure
to use.  It is not quite finished, but its developers are now in the
final stretch towards the final 1.0 version.

In Python, when you run into its speed limitations, you may have to
resort to writing pure C.  Similarly, when you run into a widget
limitation in PythonCard, you may have to resort to pure wxPython code.
In both cases, the advantages of using Python and PythonCard, will
usualy make it worth living with their limitations.

-Ruben




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