in reply to Win32::GUI vs Tk



When I had to choose I preferred the look and feel of Win32::GUI but the documentation concerns raised in the other posts are valid. This is not to detract from Aldo's work. A Perl wrapper for the win32 API is a Herculean task to undertake.

On a related note: over a year ago I wrote a Perl program to convert Delphi/C++Builder Forms to Win32::GUI templates. This allows you to use Delphi or C++Builder to design Win32::GUI clients.

I am not upgrading or maintaining this anymore but if anyone is interested in using it or extending it they can find it here. It could probably be modified to support TK so that there was Yet Another Client Designer. ;-)

John.
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Re: Re: Win32::GUI vs Tk
by feloniousMonk (Pilgrim) on Apr 12, 2001 at 20:47 UTC
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    I have two comments on this.

    Though I'm mostly a Linux developer, I've had to code
    for Windows as well. The times I've been required
    to code something that didn't need to be cross-platform,
    the moment is was not cross platform it then needed to be.

    i.e., if it could be Win-specific and I wrote it that way,
    suddenly "Cross-Platform" was the new requirement.

    That being said, I have also used Win32::GUI and did not
    have a good time with it. Even on my Windows-specific
    tasks I resort to using Tk. Ease of use and
    documentation are my reasons.

    Regarding doumentation, I found that Perl in a Nutshell
    provided enough info to start with Perl/Tk.
    Advanced Perl Programming finished off the topic,
    so when I finally got around to reading the Perl/Tk book
    I didn't learn very much. Still a good book though.

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    -Felonious
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