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Re: 'Graphics' of libwy

From Muttley@DastardlyHQ.org
Newsgroups comp.lang.c++
Subject Re: 'Graphics' of libwy
Date 2024-12-17 16:53 +0000
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On Tue, 17 Dec 2024 17:30:18 +0100
David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> wibbled:
>On 17/12/2024 17:02, Muttley@DastardlyHQ.org wrote:
>> Personally I'd go with Qt. Its mature and cross platform and does what 99%
>> of most people need.
>> 
>
>No, it doesn't come close to that.  It's a solid gui library with lots 
>of extra tools, and is useful to many people - but it's nothing remotely 
>like you suggest.
>
>It has a license that is totally unsuitable for standardisation.  I'm 
>not complaining about the license - the people that wrote the library 
>get to pick the license.  But a standard C++ gui library, if such a 
>thing is ever made, has to have a very liberal license - BSD/MIT at most.
>
>And Qt is hardly a lightweight choice either.

None of them are. If you want lightweight don't use a cross platform library.

>I think if there is ever going to be a standard gui library for C++, it 
>will be written specially for the purpose.  That has some big advantages 
>- if the designers decide they need extra language features for signals 
>and slots, for example, then those can be added to the language rather 
>than using an external tool.

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.

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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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