Gtk+ has been very popular on *nix platforms. The Gtk2+ ('new' version) perl bindings are pretty stable and Windows support is in "alpha" more or less. If you have a compiler, the instructions are in the archives of the gtk perl list. Gtk has the "advantage" of looking the same on Windows as it does on Linux/Unix. Some other toolkits, e.g. wxWindows use the native GUI of the particular OS (Gtk+ in the case of *nix), so the applications look slightly different under different OSs.

While, tk, Gtk+ and wxWindows are all great, I have found Gtk-perl very easy to use. I must admit, though, that I have spent far more time with it than with wxWindows. I prefer either of those over Tk, but that is a personal preference and some other monks will likely disagree.

I suggest you play with each of them, or read code using each of them, and then decide.

HTH, --traveler

In reply to Re: compare interfaces for perl by traveler
in thread compare interfaces (GUIs) for perl by Anonymous Monk

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