[Python-checkins] r56734 - doctools/trunk/Doc-3k/library/othergui.rst
georg.brandl
python-checkins at python.org
Sat Aug 4 16:42:35 CEST 2007
Author: georg.brandl
Date: Sat Aug 4 16:42:35 2007
New Revision: 56734
Modified:
doctools/trunk/Doc-3k/library/othergui.rst
Log:
Merge rev 56731 to 3k tree.
Modified: doctools/trunk/Doc-3k/library/othergui.rst
==============================================================================
--- doctools/trunk/Doc-3k/library/othergui.rst (original)
+++ doctools/trunk/Doc-3k/library/othergui.rst Sat Aug 4 16:42:35 2007
@@ -31,63 +31,54 @@
.. %
-Other GUI packages are also available for Python:
+The major cross-platform (Windows, Mac OS X, Unix-like) GUI toolkits that are
+also available for Python:
.. seealso::
+ `PyGTK <http://www.pygtk.org/>`_
+ is a set of bindings for the `GTK <http://www.gtk.org/>`_ widget set. It
+ provides an object oriented interface that is slightly higher level than the C
+ one. It comes with many more widgets than Tkinter provides, and
+ has good Python-specific reference documentation. There are also `bindings
+ <http://www.daa.com.au/~james/gnome/>`_ to `GNOME <http://www.gnome.org>`_.
+ One well known PyGTK application is
+ `PythonCAD <http://www.pythoncad.org/>`_. An
+ online `tutorial <http://www.pygtk.org/pygtk2tutorial/index.html>`_ is
+ available.
+
+ `PyQt <//http://www.riverbankcomputing.co.uk/pyqt/index.php>`_
+ PyQt is a :program:`sip`\ -wrapped binding to the Qt toolkit. Qt is an
+ extensive C++ GUI application development framework that is
+ available for Unix, Windows and Mac OS X. :program:`sip` is a tool
+ for generating bindings for C++ libraries as Python classes, and
+ is specifically designed for Python. The *PyQt3* bindings have a
+ book, `GUI Programming with Python: QT Edition
+ <http://www.commandprompt.com/community/pyqt/>`_ by Boudewijn
+ Rempt. The *PyQt4* bindings also have a book, `Rapid GUI Programming
+ with Python and Qt <http://www.qtrac.eu/pyqtbook.html>`_, by Mark
+ Summerfield.
+
`wxPython <http://www.wxpython.org>`_
wxPython is a cross-platform GUI toolkit for Python that is built around the
- popular `wxWidgets <http://www.wxwidgets.org/>`_ C++ toolkit. It provides a
+ popular `wxWidgets <http://www.wxwidgets.org/>`_ (formerly
+ wxWindows) C++ toolkit. It provides a
native look and feel for applications on Windows, Mac OS X, and Unix systems by
using each platform's native widgets where ever possible, (GTK+ on Unix-like
systems). In addition to an extensive set of widgets, wxPython provides classes
for online documentation and context sensitive help, printing, HTML viewing,
low-level device context drawing, drag and drop, system clipboard access, an
XML-based resource format and more, including an ever growing library of user-
- contributed modules. Both the wxWidgets and wxPython projects are under active
- development and continuous improvement, and have active and helpful user and
- developer communities.
-
- `wxPython in Action <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1932394621>`_
- The wxPython book, by Noel Rappin and Robin Dunn.
-
- PyQt
- PyQt is a :program:`sip`\ -wrapped binding to the Qt toolkit. Qt is an
- extensive C++ GUI toolkit that is available for Unix, Windows and Mac OS X.
- :program:`sip` is a tool for generating bindings for C++ libraries as Python
- classes, and is specifically designed for Python. An online manual is available
- at http://www.opendocspublishing.com/pyqt/ (errata are located at
- http://www.valdyas.org/python/book.html).
-
- `PyKDE <http://www.riverbankcomputing.co.uk/pykde/index.php>`_
- PyKDE is a :program:`sip`\ -wrapped interface to the KDE desktop libraries. KDE
- is a desktop environment for Unix computers; the graphical components are based
- on Qt.
-
- `FXPy <http://fxpy.sourceforge.net/>`_
- is a Python extension module which provides an interface to the `FOX
- <http://www.cfdrc.com/FOX/fox.html>`_ GUI. FOX is a C++ based Toolkit for
- developing Graphical User Interfaces easily and effectively. It offers a wide,
- and growing, collection of Controls, and provides state of the art facilities
- such as drag and drop, selection, as well as OpenGL widgets for 3D graphical
- manipulation. FOX also implements icons, images, and user-convenience features
- such as status line help, and tooltips.
-
- Even though FOX offers a large collection of controls already, FOX leverages C++
- to allow programmers to easily build additional Controls and GUI elements,
- simply by taking existing controls, and creating a derived class which simply
- adds or redefines the desired behavior.
-
- `PyGTK <http://www.daa.com.au/~james/software/pygtk/>`_
- is a set of bindings for the `GTK <http://www.gtk.org/>`_ widget set. It
- provides an object oriented interface that is slightly higher level than the C
- one. It automatically does all the type casting and reference counting that you
- would have to do normally with the C API. There are also `bindings
- <http://www.daa.com.au/~james/gnome/>`_ to `GNOME <http://www.gnome.org>`_, and
- a `tutorial
- <http://laguna.fmedic.unam.mx/~daniel/pygtutorial/pygtutorial/index.html>`_ is
- available.
-
-.. % XXX Reference URLs that compare the different UI packages
+ contributed modules. wxPython has a book,
+ `wxPython in Action <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1932394621>`_,
+ by Noel Rappin and Robin Dunn.
+
+PyGTK, PyQt, and wxPython, all have a modern look and feel and far more
+widgets and better documentation than Tkinter. In addition,
+there are many other GUI toolkits for Python, both cross-platform, and
+platform-specific. See the `GUI Programming
+<http://wiki.python.org/moin/GuiProgramming>`_ page in the Python Wiki for a
+much more complete list, and also for links to documents where the
+different GUI toolkits are compared.
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