Another thing regarding QT: It is one of the most common GUI systems in embedded apps..Sharp Zarious, for instance, uses QT..though they are using the Embedded versoin, which costs dollars. On Fri, 2003-11-28 at 17:38, Kurt Granroth wrote: > On Nov 28, 2003, at 12:26 AM, Nathan England wrote: > > Has anyone come across any comparative articles discussing benefits of > > Gtk+, > > QT, and the benefits of one over the other? > > I'm interested in any good articles. Any recommendations? > > I'm not talking about KDE vs. Gnome. I want just the library > > information. > > There are lots of reasons for going with one or the other.. but in my > experience, it always comes down to the these two: > > 1. Gtk+ is C, Qt is C++ > 2. Gtk+ is free to use for commercial projects, Qt isn't > > For instance, I tend to always gravitate towards C++ given a choice. > I've done some Gtk+ programming over the years (mostly back in the day > during my attempts at cross-desktop interoperability) and I've always > found it extremely frustrating. It's a PITA to do any kind of > programming using Gtk+ while Qt makes it nearly trivial... to me. I've > run across scores of people that had the exact opposite reaction, > though. C is the only language to use while C++ just adds unnecessary > cruft. I haven't run across all that many people that have liked BOTH > Gtk+ and Qt, though. > > Really, both a very full-featured. Get a few tutorials on programming > for both and try them out yourselves. I'd bet that you'd discover > pretty quickly which one you preferred. > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >