Re: 'Graphics' of libwy

From	wij <wyniijj5@gmail.com>
Newsgroups	comp.lang.c++
Subject	Re: 'Graphics' of libwy
Date	2024-12-19 10:08 +0800
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On Wed, 2024-12-18 at 13:12 -0800, Keith Thompson wrote:
> Muttley@DastardlyHQ.org writes:
> > On Wed, 18 Dec 2024 09:09:22 +0100
> > David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> wibbled:
> > > On 17/12/2024 17:53, Muttley@DastardlyHQ.org wrote:
> > > > You don't want a library that only works with the latest bleeding
> > > > edge versions of C++. IMO C++ 2011 would be a reasonable oldest
> > > > version.
> > > 
> > > I'd much rather have one that takes advantage of relatively modern C++ 
> > > features than one that re-invented these same features in their one 
> > > special ways - which is what you see with these older libraries.  I'd 
> > 
> > A lot of companies systems don't have their compilers upgraded if consistency
> > are whats required. A security company I worked at a few years ago only 
> > went up to C++14 because they didn't want any nasty security hole surprises
> > if they upgraded the compiler and started using the new features (or even the
> > older ones).
> 
> Recall that what's being proposed is adding a GUI library to a new C++
> standard.  If you don't upgrade your C++ implementation, you don't get
> the new C++ standard GUI library -- even if the standardized library is
> designed to be compatible with an older C++ standard.
> 
> I personally don't think that a GUI library should be part of the C++
> standard.  There are enough GUI libraries out there already,
> cross-platform and otherwise.  But if such a library were added to the
> C++ standard in, say, C++29, there's no reason it shouldn't take
> advantage of C++29 features.
> 
> [...]
> 

I think now the answer may lie at what the cout (terminal) is.
E.g. gnome-terminal --geometry=200x100 --zoom=0.5 -- ./a.out
a.out is now plotting on a 200x100 drawing board.

C++ can provide a graphics library, but not necessarily a GUI library.

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'Graphics' of libwy wij <wyniijj5@gmail.com> - 2024-12-15 18:04 +0800
  Re: 'Graphics' of libwy Bonita Montero <Bonita.Montero@gmail.com> - 2024-12-15 13:43 +0100
    Re: 'Graphics' of libwy wij <wyniijj5@gmail.com> - 2024-12-16 06:57 +0800
      Re: 'Graphics' of libwy Ross Finlayson <ross.a.finlayson@gmail.com> - 2024-12-15 15:12 -0800
  Re: 'Graphics' of libwy David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2024-12-16 10:29 +0100
    Re: 'Graphics' of libwy Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> - 2024-12-16 18:47 -0600
      Re: 'Graphics' of libwy David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2024-12-17 08:49 +0100
        Re: 'Graphics' of libwy Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2024-12-17 11:54 -0500
          Re: 'Graphics' of libwy Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> - 2024-12-17 22:52 +0200
          Re: 'Graphics' of libwy David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2024-12-18 08:34 +0100
  Re: 'Graphics' of libwy Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> - 2024-12-16 18:41 -0600
    Re: 'Graphics' of libwy Paavo Helde <eesnimi@osa.pri.ee> - 2024-12-17 16:38 +0200
      Re: 'Graphics' of libwy scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2024-12-17 15:34 +0000
      Re: 'Graphics' of libwy Muttley@DastardlyHQ.org - 2024-12-17 16:02 +0000
        Re: 'Graphics' of libwy David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2024-12-17 17:30 +0100
          Re: 'Graphics' of libwy Paavo Helde <eesnimi@osa.pri.ee> - 2024-12-17 18:53 +0200
            Re: 'Graphics' of libwy David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2024-12-18 08:38 +0100
          Re: 'Graphics' of libwy Muttley@DastardlyHQ.org - 2024-12-17 16:53 +0000
            Re: 'Graphics' of libwy David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2024-12-18 09:09 +0100
              Re: 'Graphics' of libwy Muttley@DastardlyHQ.org - 2024-12-18 09:16 +0000
                Re: 'Graphics' of libwy David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2024-12-18 13:58 +0100
                Re: 'Graphics' of libwy Muttley@DastardlyHQ.org - 2024-12-18 14:07 +0000
                Re: 'Graphics' of libwy Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2024-12-18 13:12 -0800
                Re: 'Graphics' of libwy wij <wyniijj5@gmail.com> - 2024-12-19 10:08 +0800
                Re: 'Graphics' of libwy Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2024-12-18 18:29 -0800
                Re: 'Graphics' of libwy wij <wyniijj5@gmail.com> - 2024-12-19 10:51 +0800
                Re: 'Graphics' of libwy Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2024-12-18 20:14 -0800
                Re: 'Graphics' of libwy Ross Finlayson <ross.a.finlayson@gmail.com> - 2024-12-19 16:21 -0800
                Re: 'Graphics' of libwy Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2024-12-19 17:07 -0800
                Re: 'Graphics' of libwy Ross Finlayson <ross.a.finlayson@gmail.com> - 2024-12-19 17:38 -0800
                Re: 'Graphics' of libwy Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2024-12-19 18:09 -0800
                Re: 'Graphics' of libwy wij <wyniijj5@gmail.com> - 2024-12-20 11:10 +0800
                Re: 'Graphics' of libwy wij <wyniijj5@gmail.com> - 2024-12-23 02:50 +0800
                Re: 'Graphics' of libwy "Chris M. Thomasson" <chris.m.thomasson.1@gmail.com> - 2024-12-22 15:26 -0800
                Re: 'Graphics' of libwy wij <wyniijj5@gmail.com> - 2024-12-23 14:32 +0800
                Re: 'Graphics' of libwy Muttley@dastardlyhq.com - 2024-12-23 09:59 +0000
                Re: 'Graphics' of libwy wij <wyniijj5@gmail.com> - 2024-12-25 23:51 +0800
                Re: 'Graphics' of libwy Ross Finlayson <ross.a.finlayson@gmail.com> - 2024-12-19 19:53 -0800
                Re: 'Graphics' of libwy Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> - 2024-12-19 21:57 -0600
                Re: 'Graphics' of libwy "Chris M. Thomasson" <chris.m.thomasson.1@gmail.com> - 2024-12-19 21:01 -0800
                Re: 'Graphics' of libwy Ross Finlayson <ross.a.finlayson@gmail.com> - 2024-12-19 21:39 -0800
                Re: 'Graphics' of libwy "Chris M. Thomasson" <chris.m.thomasson.1@gmail.com> - 2024-12-19 21:48 -0800
          Re: 'Graphics' of libwy scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2024-12-17 17:08 +0000
        Re: 'Graphics' of libwy "Chris M. Thomasson" <chris.m.thomasson.1@gmail.com> - 2024-12-17 12:32 -0800

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