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GTK+ is available for every major platform. For example, look at Gaim
(
http://gaim.sf.net) whose GTK+ interface is the very same one used in
the windows port. GTK+, and GLIB is/are extremely portable and that's
their purpose. GLIB gives you things like int32 so that you will always
be using 32-bit ints where you think you are.
On Sat, 2003-11-29 at 06:41, Vaughn Treude wrote:
> That brings up another issue. I don't know about Gtk, but QT is extremel=
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> Vaughn Treude
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> On Friday 28 November 2003 21:17, you wrote:
> > 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 da=
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> > > 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 unnecessar=
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> > > cruft. I haven't run across all that many people that have liked BOT=
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> > > Gtk+ and Qt, though.
> > >
> > > Really, both a very full-featured. Get a few tutorials on programmin=
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> > > for both and try them out yourselves. I'd bet that you'd discover
> > > pretty quickly which one you preferred.
> > >
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