"Dave Thomas" <Dave / thomases.com> wrote in
message news:m2ae9x12vu.fsf / zip.local.thomases.com...
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> Before we shut the door, I wouldn't mind some discussion on FOX. I've
> downloaded it and had a play, and it seems quite nice. Not as fancy
> as GTK, but pretty straightforward to use, and with a very familiar
> L&F for windows users.
>...
> I'd also like to see a discussion of what we actually _need_. Are we
> looking for widgets, drawing capabilities, skins, ...

I need something close to Win32 L&F, which Fox provides. I need the
basic set of widgets, including a table widget. Fox has a pretty good
table widget and a nice set of extras like tooltips, status, MDI, etc.
plus OpenGL (which I have little knowledge of).

> And... I'd like to discuss deployment issues too. If we want to make
> this _the_ Ruby GUI, then we need to make sure it is shipped with
> every Ruby distribution...
>
> So, while I'm seeking closure, I'd also like to make sure that we're
> choosing a sustainable option.

I think it may be too soon to close on this issue. Maybe after a couple
months of playing with Fox. I'd like to see it in the running, though.

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Patrick Logan
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