Re: [Visualpython-users] Cocoa-based VPython desperately needed on the Mac

[Bruce S. <bas...@nc...>]

No doubt that Qt is capable of producing cross-platform applications
with native look and feel, but the VPython situation is not one of
producing an "application" but an add-on to a programming language
(Python). Recall that experts on the Cocoa mailing list said that it
had been extremely difficult to get Java working in a Cocoa
environment, for the same reasons that it looks extremely difficult
for VPython (in particular, who owns the interact loop). And working
through Qt sounds even more indirect than what was apparently done for
Java.

So I should rephrase my question to ask whether there is reason to
hope that Qt could be used as a base for VPython on the Mac.

Bruce Sherwood

On Tue, Aug 17, 2010 at 3:34 PM, Guy K. Kloss <g....@ma...> wrote:
> On Wed, 18 Aug 2010 04:48:05 Bruce Sherwood wrote:
>> For those of you with broad experience, would you agree with Hugh that
>> Qt is the best currently available environment for a cross-platform
>> Visual?
>
> "Best" is always very subjective ... But I do think that Qt is a *very* good
> alternative to the problem. It's well proven and tested across the whole
> variety of platforms. Personally, that's what I would choose.
>
> BTW, also the Enthought guys are using Qt for their development, although,
> they do provide multiple front ends (wxWindows and Qt definitely).
>
>> I gather that the free GPL version of Qt would be fine for Visual?
>
> That would be by now the LGPL version of Qt. This leaves you with more option
> to also be able to use Qt for proprietary (non GPL) development.
>
> Guy
>
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