[Pythonmac-SIG] cross platform GUI?
Paul-Michael Agapow
p.agapow@ic.ac.uk
Thu, 7 Jun 2001 17:24:18 +0100
>wxWindows on the Mac, I suspect, will turn out apps that look a lot like
>ported Windoze app. If I am right, this will not be a great option.
Your cynicism about cross-platform GUIs is not unwarranted, but I
don't think it's correct in the case of wxWindows. From my
(admittedly preliminary) explorations with it, the look-and-feel is
pretty good. A lot of this is due to the wxWindows guys eschewing set
dimensions and using "sizers" which adjust their size appropriately
for the given platform.
The bigger problem with wxMac (and I don't mean to belittle the
efforts of developers) is that there are corners of wxWindows that
just don't work properly for Mac yet, and the only way to find this
out is to attempt to use them. There are a few significant wxMac
applications floating around so people have obviously been able to
work around these shortcomings.
So roll on, wxPython!