Nicer Tkinter on UNIX?

[Cameron Laird]

In article <3bbaf48e.1019777212 at spamkiller.newsfeeds.com>,
Mark Berry <pengo243 at hotmail.com> wrote:
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>If you are looking for a very good looking interface on unix, you
>should go over to www.thekompany.com and take a look at the python
>bindings for QT.  I spent one late evening playing with the QT
>interface designer.  After understanding how to setup my own
>callbacks, etc I was able to write simple applications in minutes.
>
>It's actually not too far off from Tkinter in code implimentation and
>looks fantastic, at least as good as any QT based application.
>
>The only thing I am not sure about is the cross-platform usefulness.
>I don't think you will be Tkinter in this.
>
>Anyway, good luck and I hope you find what works best for you! :)
>
>
>On 3 Oct 2001 10:39:55 GMT, Artur Skura <arturs at iidea.pl> wrote:
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>>
>>[It's not particularly Pythonish question, but I thought you might know]
>> 
>>I like Tkinter because it's standard. But there is a big but.
>>While on Windows it looks great, on unices it makes kids laugh.
>>Not that it's particularly ugly, but quite awkward and not up to the
>>aesthetic standards people expect now.
>>
>>Is there a way to make Tkinter use KDE/GTK themes on unices? Or change the
>>interface in any way? (I don't consider wx... stuff, as it forces users to
>>install additional software).
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PyQt is indeed a good-looking alternative to Tkinter--and
PyQt is (generally) available for Windows.  While it could
be constructed for MacOS, at least in principle, I don't
think anyone is particularly close to doing this.

Tk and Qt have different philosophies of widget management.
It's easy enough to try both, that I often recommend this;
experience them for yourself, and see which one(s) is (are)
compatible with your own habits and preferences.

Tk is unlikely to support themes (as that's currently under-
stood) at all soon.  However, the topic is an active one
among Tcl-ers, and the time is absolutely ripe for Tk to
receive help from interested Pythoneers.  See <URL: http://
mini.net/tcl/themes > and <URL: http://mini.net/tcl/TkGS >
for information, including comparisons between the technical
bases of Tk, Gtk+, Qt, and so on.
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