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Re: multi-platform GUI front end?

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On 9/25/2012 11:00 AM, Mark Storkamp wrote:
> I've written a non-interactive command line utility that I use for
> manipulating 3D model files. I wrote it in C under OSX, and it also
> compiles and runs on Windows. I'm happy with it just as it is, but
> others have started using it too and they are not happy with having to
> type out command line arguments such as --yrotate=5.4 etc.  Rather than
> rewrite it separately for OSX and Windows to use dialog boxes, I would
> rather just write a front-end for it in a language that will run as-is
> on Linux, Mac and Windows. But I don't know what language that would be.
> Possibly something that runs in a browser? I desperately need
> suggestions. Thanks.
>

if using OpenGL, you could just fetch mouse-input, and draw buttons 
using GL and capture input with these (like, checking if the mouse is 
inside the button and the user is clicking, ...).

"proper" GUI turns into an ugly mess in a cross-platform setting (since 
typically each OS does its own GUI stuff, which typically interact 
poorly with GL).

but, if most of the user-input is done directly via SDL + OpenGL or 
similar, then it is easier to be more portable (and the UI code doesn't 
need to be OS-specific).


other major options include:
Java;
Adobe Flash;
JavaScript + WebGL;
...

but, personally, I would just assume stay in C or C++ land (these other 
options make the developer pay in other ways...).

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multi-platform GUI front end? Mark Storkamp <mstorkamp@yahoo.com> - 2012-09-25 11:00 -0500
  Re: multi-platform GUI front end? BGB <cr88192@hotmail.com> - 2012-09-25 12:01 -0500
  Re: multi-platform GUI front end? "BartC" <bc@freeuk.com> - 2012-09-25 18:27 +0100
  Re: multi-platform GUI front end? Willem <willem@turtle.stack.nl> - 2012-09-25 21:11 +0000
  Re: multi-platform GUI front end? Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2012-09-26 12:06 +1200

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