[Pythonmac-SIG] problem importing OpenGL.Tk

[Patrick Moran]

Hi,

I downloaded wxPython, and played with the demos from RunDemo.
I tried the wxGLCanvas demo.  Seemed a little balky to get the initial
image in the window, but then seemed OK.  (Balky meaning the rendering
window starts blank, and I have to generate a bunch of mouse events
before anything appears).  Next step for me is to experiment some 
rendering
my own data.

Any helper apps for translating Tkinter to wxPython :-)?

Pat


On Monday, October 13, 2003, at 04:24 PM, Andrew Straw wrote:

> Bob Ippolito wrote:
>
>>
>> On Monday, Oct 13, 2003, at 11:22 America/New_York, 
>> bweiland at chisystems.com wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>     According to Bob Ippolito:
>>>
>>>> Unfortunately, you're out of luck.  Togl has not been ported to OS X
>>>> yet, at least not for AquaTk.  I just took a look at Togl and it 
>>>> seems
>>>> nontrivial to compile for OS X (at least a few hours).  Your best 
>>>> bet
>>>> is to get rid of your dependency on Tk altogether and switch to
>>>> something like wxPython, pygame, GLUT, PyObjC + Cocoa, etc. for your
>>>> GUI.
>>>
>>>     Oddly enough, I was just going thru this same ordeal myself.  
>>> Tk, if
>>> Togl worked, would probably still be the best option for portable 
>>> python
>>> GUI's that need OpenGL stuff, IMHO.  Here's why I think so (and not 
>>> trying
>>> to start a flame war):
>>>     - tried wxPython - had weird problems with low framerate and 
>>> flicker
>>> compared to just drawing in a GLUT window (maybe this was just me?);
>>> besides, I like Tk better for a quick hacked-together interface;
>>>     - pygame - would be good, but pyui doesn't seem to be working yet
>>> for GUI elements on OS X;
>>>     - GLUT - not really enough GUI;
>>>     - PyObjC - not portable, but otherwise nice;
>>>     - also, PyQt would be great, but the license is restrictive (it
>>> precludes portability to Windows if you're using the GPL'ed version; 
>>> it's
>>> expensive otherwise).
>>>
>>>     Enough complaining --  I looked at trying to port it, but it 
>>> seemed
>>> like a lot of time I can't spend right now (since I really don't 
>>> understand
>>> how the whole Tk side of things is put together).  If anyone can 
>>> provide
>>> some pointers  that could shorten the time, I might try.  If anyone 
>>> is
>>> inclined to do the port, there are at least two users who would want 
>>> it ;)
>>
>>
>> I'll take a closer look at it later this week if I find the time.
>>
>> -bob
>
>
> Recently, the maintainer of PyOpenGL has indicated that he's dropping 
> Togl support (for Windows?) in the next release due to high 
> maintenance requirements and limited usage.  Not to discourage you 
> from working on Togl, but I therefore think Tk may not be your best 
> long-term cross-platform solution for OpenGL + GUI unless someone is 
> willing to take over python/togl maintenance in general (and on the 
> Mac in specific).
>
> I'm surprised you haven't had good luck with wx. Did you spend long 
> trying to get it to work? How does the wxGLCanvas demo work for you?
>
> Cheers!
> Andrew
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