Re: [wxhaskell-users] GUI builder (was Re: Problems compiling wxhaskell 0.6)

[Gonzalo T. <gon...@so...>]

Gour wrote:
> Gonzalo Tarantola (gon...@so...) wrote:
> 
> Hi!
> 
> 
> 
> I'd also like to see Haskell getting more in the 'mainstream'.
> Your project of writing GUI builder could be one nice step towards it.
> 
I would also like that, and let's hope it helps!

> 
> 
> Although not having (at the moment) enough time (besides testing building of 
> wxhaskell, ghc) to dive into Haskell & wxhaskell, I'm definitely interested
> to use both of them in the future, I'm interested if the tool like wxglade
> could be used with wxhaskell?
> 
> There is also DialogBlocks dialog editor which 'understands' XRC too, as well
> as wxDesigner.
> 
> Maybe it will be worth to write Haskell application to parse XRC files and
> generate appropriate wxhaskell code instead of writing GUI builder from a 
> scratch?
> 
> In this way one can choose preferred GUI tool - free (wxglade) or commercial
> (DialogBlocks & wxDesigner) and focusing on functional part of aplication in
> Haskell.
> 
> 
I think you're right. What you said was one of the approaches I was
considering, and it can avoid me some headaches (But it'll get me
others, surely :-)). I'll take a look at the tools you mention.


> 
> These are some thoughts, but pls. bear in mind they are coming from one not
> very familiar with the wxhaskell & Haskell programming .
> 
Thanks for your opinions, I really appreciate them, they are very useful.


> Sincerely,
> Gour
> 

Regards,
Gonzalo