Developing a GUI program like BOIDS

[Wayne Pierce]

What is your target platform?

If you are only working with Windows, you can use MFC (sorry, had to put 
that in there...).  There is a list at Cameron Laird's site[1], I don't 
know how current it is though

I typically use Qt for most of my development then if necessary use 
Gordon McMillan's Installer[2] to package it up.  I've also seen 
reference to AnyGUI[3], which aims to allow you to program to any GUI 
with a common API (..at least that's what I think it does..).  I haven't 
tried it yet though.

There are some good form design tools available, if you want to use Qt 
take a look at BlackAdder[4].  For Tk there is SpecPython[5] and 
wxWindows has wxDesigner[6] and BOA[7], GTK has Glade[8] I don't know of 
any others, but a quick search on Google with the GUI name and 'Python' 
should keep you busy for a while.

You can also use any Java IDE, then access the GUI you develop with 
Jython[9].  This might be a good way to start if you want to port over 
your existing Java application.

I also found this review of IDEs[10] while looking up some of the other 
web pages.

[1] http://starbase.neosoft.com/~claird/comp.lang.python/python_GUI.html
[2] http://www.mcmillan-inc.com/
[3] http://www.anigui.org/
[4] http://www.thekompany.com/products/blackadder/
[5] http://www.geocities.com/eric_brunel/SpecPython.en.html
[6] http://www.roebling.de/
[7] http://boa-constructor.sourceforge.net/
[8] http://glade.gnome.org/
[9] http://www.jython.org/
[10] http://aspn.activestate.com/ASPN/Mail/Message/758104

HTH,


WEC7108 wrote:
> I would like to develop a GUI program similar to the ever-popular BOIDS
> using Python instead of Java.  Are there URL references or books on this
> kind of development?  :o)  Bill
> 


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