Re: [Pythoncard-users] Added MDI support to Pythoncard (was MDI - childwindows within a window)

[Alec B. <wry...@gm...>]

Just wanted to chime in that I too love PythonCard. I started using it
before I knew how to code in wxPython, and now that I'm pretty comfortable
in wxPython I still use and love PythonCard, especially for quickies.

I'd love to see more development done on it, and since at the moment I don't
have any time, would be more than willing to donate some $$ if that was the
sort of thing that might help make it worthwhile for someone to work a new
release with these new features.








On Sat, Apr 2, 2011 at 9:47 PM, John Henry <ec...@ya...> wrote:

> I evaluated Dado and yes, for what it does, it does it very well.  For
> myself,
> I
> don't need database features.  I just need simple User Interfacing.  For
> that,
> Pythoncard fits my bill.  I've probe around Pythoncard enough that if I
> need a
> new control, I can crank one out without too much trouble (exact the ones I
> couldn't get working - as listed in previous emails).
>
> I believe for most people that just need quick User Interfacing type of
> applications, Pythoncard remains a viable option.  I've benefited greatly
> from
> Pythoncard and so within my limited ability, I am happy that I can
> contribute
> (a
> little)
>  --
> John Henry
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> > From: Peter Decker <pyd...@gm...>
> > To: Kael Fischer <kae...@gm...>
> > Cc: pyt...@li...
> > Sent: Sat, April 2, 2011 10:27:24 AM
> > Subject: Re: [Pythoncard-users] Added MDI support to Pythoncard (was MDI
> -
> >childwindows within a window)
> >
> > On Sat, Apr 2, 2011 at 1:11 PM, Kael Fischer <kae...@gm...>
>  wrote:
> > > Python card is great.
> > >
> > > But I  caution people  stating out on large computationally or database
> > > intensive projects that  while pythoncard makes the easy stuff very
> > > easy, it makes that hard  stuff harder.  Note that even using wxPython
> > > getting the process-based  and thread-based multitasking working
> > > properly can be hard and is  essential in any program that uses the
> > > cpu, disk and network intensively  and still needs wx to be responsive,
> > > draw progress bars,  etc.
> > >
> > > I'm warning about big data here (for a GUI anyway): trees  with
> > > 1000's-10,000's of nodes, grid data stores with ~1M  cells.
> > >
> > > I've written some cool programs in python card, but they  never scaled
> well.
> >
> > I used PythonCard for a few projects, and was  impressed by how easy it
> > was to put together a simple app. But I know exactly  what you mean
> > about scaling. And while I don't do heavy database apps, I do  have to
> > save settings, configurations, etc., and this was a very  manual
> > process in PythonCard.
> >
> > After I discovered Dabo a few years ago,  I have only used PythonCard
> > occasionally, and each time I find myself missing  Dabo. It's a much
> > cleaner wrapper around wxPython, and it comes with data  binding built
> > in. And to get back to the subject, MDI forms have been a part  of Dabo
> > since the beginning.
> >
> > Dabo is still being actively developed,  and its user base is growing
> > all the time. You should definitely give it a  try (and no, they don't
> > pay me to say this! I'm just a big fan!).  http://dabodev.com
> >
> > --
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