[Pythonmac-SIG] Opal (a Tkinter GUI builder & Python IDE) for the Mac

Wolfgang Keller wolfgang@amadeus.m.eunet.de
Fri, 10 Jul 1998 19:07:08 +0100


A message from the Opal-l list for all those Mac users...

>Jason McVay <jmcvay@bigfoot.com> wrote:
>> i was just wondering if we could get an update from opal?
>> how difficult would a mac port be?
>
>We'll plan to post our first "opal newsletter" next week -- we just have
>to come up with a new name for the project first ;-)
>
>The first release(s) will run on Windows and Unix only, but the generated
>code will probably run just fine on Mac's using Tkinter.  On the other hand,
>it's not really a secret that Tk isn't really up to the task on Macs (1).
>If we
>see enough interest in a "Opal for Mac" version (2), we are definitely willing
>to address that problem.
>
>Regards /F
>fredrik@pythonware.com
>http://www.pythonware.com
>
>1) While Tk on Windows is pretty ok for many tasks, it's not a perfect
>solution. Which is why we'll release Topaz for Windows later this year:
>http://www.pythonware.com/secretlabs/topaz.htm
>
>2) Frankly, we haven't seen much interest in Mac products before Jason
>spoke up.  If you're using Python on Mac, and is willing to invest in a
>commercial development environment, please drop us a line and tell
>us that you're out there.

Time to flood a mailbox. >:->

Wolfgang Keller

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