GUIs - A Modest Proposal

[Steven D'Aprano]

On Thu, 10 Jun 2010 16:16:41 -0700, rantingrick wrote:

> But don't fear losing Tkinter in the stdlib, oh no.  Actually i think
> Tkinter would evolve far more quickly "outside" of Python. It will be a
> metamorphosis from a cocoon of contempt into an unhindered bliss of
> release cycles. Free of the py-version shackles that bind it. Free of
> the contempt that haunts it. Free to grow, free to be, but always free
> to you and me n form of download.

Sheesh, whatever drugs you're on, you need to cut back on them. This 
reminds me of time-travellers suffering from "time lag" in the wonderful 
novel "To Say Nothing Of The Dog" by Connie Willis.



> However, i must defend my statements concerning Tk's lack of a rich
> widget set. They are as true as the sky is blue --on sunny days that
> is ;-)

That's not defending, that's merely repeating.

What widgets do you think Tk is missing?




-- 
Steven