UI toolkits for Python

[Richie Hindle]

[Ken]
> Web interfaces are missing a lot more than this. Here are just a few  
> things that cannot be done with web-based interfaces (correct me  
> where I'm wrong):
> 
> 1) A real word processor.

http://www.writely.com/
http://www.goffice.com/

> 2) Keybindings in a web application

http://rememberthemilk.com/
Google Keys (but what happened to it?  It's disappeared!)

> 3) Drag and drop

http://www.walterzorn.com/dragdrop/dragdrop_e.htm

http://qooxdoo.oss.schlund.de/demo/release/public/test/user/Index.html
(pick "Drag and Drop N" from the dropdown on the right hand side of the top
bar)

> 4) Resizable windows (i.e. not the browser window) within the  
> application.

http://qooxdoo.oss.schlund.de/demo/release/public/test/user/Index.html
(pick "Window N" from the dropdown on the right hand side of the top bar)

http://www.bindows.net/ (click "Click for a quick DEMO")

> 5) Anything other than absolutely trivial graphical programs.

Not sure what you mean by this... Google maps?

> web interfaces are still basically forms that can contain  
> buttons, checkboxes, text fields, and a few other basic controls. I  
> wish it were otherwise.

It *is* otherwise.  You should follow the Ajaxian weblog here:
http://www.ajaxian.com/

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Richie Hindle
richie at entrian.com