Re: X, Motif - what's the lowerest for a gui?

From: Jan Panteltje (pNaonStpealmtje_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 05/05/04 

Date: Wed, 05 May 2004 16:26:37 GMT

On a sunny day (Tue, 04 May 2004 21:46:28 -0700) it happened Noah Roberts
<nroberts@dontemailme.com> wrote in <JsadncOtz7wH8gXdRVn-jw@scnresearch.com>:

>Otto Wyss wrote:
>> Gernot Frisch <Me@Privacy.net> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Hi,
>>>
>>>I want to make a simple GUI program that requires the least possible
>>>dependencies. I think X11 is the way to go, but it doesn't have "text
>>
>>
>> Why do you need the least possible dependences? Any Linux distribution
>> has everything you need for this.
>>
>>
>>>boxes", buttons and menues AFAIK.
>>>Also Motif should be something very low. Can you tell me what's on
>>>99.9% of all Linux installations and which provides the named 3
>>>widgets?
>>
>>
>> Just use a framework like GTK+, QT, wxWidgets ... and you get everything
>> you need.
>
>I don't know that I would choose wxWindows unless you need windows
>compatability. Might turn some people away that don't like to install
>various libraries they don't need for a single program. wxWindows may
>come with the distro, but I never install it and there are probably many
>like me.
I am a fan of xforms.
It only has one lib, libforms, is now open source, and has a GUI designer
that allows you to just place the objects the OP wants. AND it generates
C code!
You only have to fill in your code for the callbacks.
And you can of cause do a lot more if you WANT to.
JP